Agni-V: The New MIRV Race in South Asia
On March 11, 2024, India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) announced the successful test of a land-based nuclear missile equipped with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology. The missile test, named Mission Divyastra, launched from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island…
Reflections on Pulwama-Balakot at Five Years
Pakistan is almost entirely absent from India’s strategic discourse in the contemporary moment. Indian interlocutors mention this absence occasionally—either with modest lament or more often with some pride, depending on their strategic worldview. Virtually no Indian strategic analyst believes Pakistan…
What’s In A Name? The Etymology of South Asia’s Missiles
Language not only serves as a means of communication but also exerts a significant psycholinguistic impact on listeners. Specific choices of words can intensify or diminish the importance of any issue and shape perspectives passively. The nomenclature of South Asia's…
Looking Homeward: The Case for External Voting for the Indian Diaspora
This year marks a watershed moment for democracy, as over half of the global population gears up to vote. India anticipates over 970 million eligible voters for its 2024 general election, which will be held this summer. However, India's diaspora…
Political Incentives Will Determine the Next India-Pakistan Missile Agreement
March 9, 2024, marked two years since an Indian BrahMos cruise missile misfired, accidentally landing in Pakistan’s Mian Channu city. While global attention at the time concentrated on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing nuclear risks, the incident in…
Striking Back: Is Pakistan Putting Military Strikes on the Table?
The recent tit-for-tat strikes between Iran and Pakistan indicate a consolidation of Pakistan’s crisis response policy. In recent years, the 2019 Pulwama-Balakot crisis was the first time that Pakistan resorted to the use of force in response to India’s attack…
SAV Joint Series: Climate Diplomacy in South Asia
As middle powers in the Indo-Pacific seek to balance their relationships with the United States and China, they have increasingly looked toward alternative forums for regional cooperation to advance their interests. SAV has published a collection of South Asian perspectives on how middle powers in the Indo-Pacific, having gained more economic and strategic leverage in recent years, can forge new bilateral and trilateral partnerships outside of U.S. or China-led groupings. This emerging trend has the potential to restructure and disperse the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Domestic Politics India’s Electoral Bond Conundrum
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Defense & Security Lakshadweep and Agalega: Implications of India’s Naval Dominance
In February 2024, India bagged two achievements in the Indian…
Economy & Development Integrating Climate Diplomacy and Water Management in South Asia
Water in South Asia has always had a complicated history,…
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Domestic Politics Looking Homeward: The Case for External Voting for the Indian Diaspora
This year marks a watershed moment for democracy, as over…
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