Short answers, pulled from the story.
Modern Asian Studies was established in 1967 by the Syndics of the University of Cambridge and the Committee of Directors at the Centre of South Asian Studies. The journal was published by Cambridge University Press.
Modern Asian Studies was founded through a joint initiative among five British universities: SOAS University of London, the University of Cambridge, the University of Hull, the University of Leeds, and the University of Sheffield.
According to the Journal Citation Reports, Modern Asian Studies had an impact factor of 1.075 in 2021.
Since 2021, Modern Asian Studies has been co-edited by Johan Elverskog (Southern Methodist University), Sumit Guha, A. Azfar Moin, and Robert M. Oppenheim (all at the University of Texas at Austin). The previous editor was Norbert Peabody of the University of Cambridge.
Modern Asian Studies covers the history, sociology, economics, and culture of modern Asia. The journal publishes monographic essays supported with empirical data across this range of disciplines.
The Scarbrough Commission's 1947 report declared that British knowledge of Asian histories, cultures, and languages was "quite inadequate for Britain's national purposes." Its recommendations prompted state funding from 1948 onward and ultimately led to the launch of Modern Asian Studies in 1967.