Cold Start, Hot Nukes
Last month, India’s newly-appointed army chief General Bipin Rawat blew the lid off of India’s Cold Start Doctrine (CSD). Former army chief General V.K. Singh […]
India’s Refugee Policy is Discretionary, Not Discriminatory
Editor’s Note: This piece is a response to an article by SAV Contributor Shivani Singh, which can be found here. India’s refugee policies have come […]
The Subcontinental Podcast – Episode 8 – A Conversation with Dr. Moeed Pirzada
This episode of The Subcontinental podcast features guest Dr. Moeed Pirzada. Pirzada is a well-known television journalist, analyst, and political commentator in Pakistan. Currently, he […]
Prime Minister Modi’s Concentric Circles
Right-wing populism has captured the imagination of millions worldwide by rebuking the consensus of the elite. Brazen displays of ethnocentrism coupled with vehement opposition to […]
China Pressuring Pakistan on Terrorism?
President Donald Trump, in an announcement on the recent overhaul of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, admonished Pakistan for sheltering “the same organizations that try every […]
पाकिस्तान की असली चुनौती
विदेश नीति के उद्देश्यों को प्राप्त करने के लिए आतंकवादी समूहों को प्रॉक्सी के तौर पर उपयोग करना पाकिस्तान के लिए कोई नई बात नहीं है। […]
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Good Fences, Good Neighbors: Border Management Between Pakistan and Afghanistan
Borders strengthen the intrinsic human need for physical protection and the ownership of property. Such protection is meaningless unless the border in question is understood […]
سی پیک فوائد کا حصول ؛بلوچستان میں اثر پذیرپالیسی کا متقاضی
پاکستان کا سب سے بڑا مگر کم آباد صوبہ پچھلے ۱۵ سال سے نسلی و قومیت پرستی شورش کا شکار ہے ۔ ۷۵۰ کلو میٹر […]
Reinvigorating India-Japan Defense Ties
For a country that twice punished New Delhi for its defiance of nuclear nonproliferation regimes, Japan has come a long way in its relationship with […]
اندرونی خلفشار کے شکار طالبان سے بات چیت؛ مگر کیسے؟
گزشتہ دو دہائیوں میں طالبان کے ارتقاء سے یہ بات ثابت ہوتی ہے کہ وہ افغانستان میں اپنا اثرورسوخ بڑھا رہے ہیں اور عسکری حکمتِ […]
Don’t Count al-Qaeda Out in South Asia
As the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) loses ground in Iraq and nears its end in Syria the organization is looking to re-establish itself […]
India’s Discriminatory Rohingya Policy: In Conflict with Core Values
Editor’s Note: SAV Contributor Ankit Rana wrote a response to this piece, approaching the issue from the national security perspective. His response can be found here. […]
The Perils of Regional Connectivity in South Asia
It was not long ago in December 2015 when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brief stopover in Pakistan, after a visit to Kabul, raised hopes […]
Afghanistan’s Road to 2019: Security for Democracy
Over the past 16 years, democracy has laid deep roots in Afghanistan. This has been among the greatest achievements of Afghan society and of its […]
डोकलाम के मद्देनजर: भारत की चुनौतियाँ
कूटनीति कोई कुल-जोड़ शून्य खेल (zero-sum game) नहीं है। इसमें अपने लक्ष्यों को प्राप्त करने को लिए व्यावहारिकता और आदर्शवाद के साथ साथ संयम और […]
The Subcontinental – Podcast Short – July 2017 Visiting Fellowship
The Subcontinental is a South Asian Voices (SAV) podcast on strategic issues in South Asia. SAV is an online policy platform featuring emerging South Asian […]
Hot Takes: Trump’s Strategy in Afghanistan
Trump’s War: What Does Victory Look Like in Afghanistan? By Monish Tourangbam South Asia watchers had been keeping a close eye on the Trump administration’s […]
Al-Qaeda in Kashmir: Can it Gain Ground?
Al-Qaeda (AQ) announced in July that it has formed a new affiliate called Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGUH) in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. This marks […]
Securing CPEC Benefits Requires a Responsive Baluchistan Policy
Baluchistan, Pakistan’s largest but sparsely populated and underdeveloped province, has grappled with an ethno-nationalist insurgency for the last 15 years. With its 750-kilometer coastline and […]
जलवायु परिवर्तन: दक्षिण एशियाई स्थिरता को सीधा खतरा
राजनीतिक दुनिया अक्सर युद्ध और शांति के सवालों से घिरी रहती है। नीति निर्माता क्रम, शक्ति संतुलन और आर्थिक परस्पर-निर्भरता जैसी अमूर्त अवधारणाओं में व्यस्त […]
کشمیر میں سیاسی اصلاحات کےلئےناگزیر بھارتی اقدامات
کشمیر میں۲۰۰۸ میں یکے بعد دیگرے احتجاجی سلسلے دیکھنے میں آئے جو ہفتوں اور بعض دفعہ مہینوں پر محیط تھے۔ گزشتہ برس خاص طور پر […]
پاکستانی انتخابات اور لاہو ر کی حلقہ۰ ۲ ۱ء نشست کی اہمیت
پاکستان کی انتحابی و سیاسی تاریخ میں پنجاب کی اہمیت سے انکار نہیں کیا جاسکتا۔ پنجاب میں اکثریت حا صل کرنے والی سیاسی جماعت ہی […]
मोदी की ट्रम्प से मुलाक़ात: ट्रम्प युग में सामरिक संबंध का बनना
दुनिया भर के नेते एक अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति के तरीकों को अपना रहे हैं, पहले ऐसा नहीं होता था। राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रम्प ने अमेरिकी विदेश नीति के बारे […]
موسمیاتی تبدیلی؛جنوبی ایشیا کے استحکام کےلئےبراہِ راست خطرہ
سیاسی دنیاعمومی طور پر جنگ اور امن کے سوالات سے بھرپور ہوتی ہے۔ پالیسی ساز خود کو غیر معمولی معاملات جیسے طاقت کا توازن اور […]
Bridging the Gap: The CTBT Science & Technology Conference
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) represents a vital step towards ending nuclear testing and thereby increasing regional stability and global security. However, the CTBT is […]
The Elusive Gains of Afghanistan’s Mining Sector
Landlocked Afghanistan, one of the poorest countries in the world, is counter-intuitively home to an estimated one trillion dollars in untapped, rare-earth minerals. If properly […]
Climate Change: Direct Threat to Stability in South Asia
The political world is often preoccupied with questions of war and peace. Policymakers immerse themselves in intangible concepts like order, balance of power, and economic […]
Military Victory or Reconciliation? Prospects for Peace in Afghanistan
Efforts to negotiate with the Taliban have evolved since 2003 when talks with Taliban moderates were first proposed. Fourteen years later, U.S. President Donald Trump […]
Hot Takes: Nawaz Sharif’s Disqualification
Rizwana Abbasi The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan announced its final decision in the “Panama-gate” controversy involving Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on July 28. The […]
Changing India-China-United States Dynamics in South Asia
China’s increasing economic and strategic footprint in South Asia poses a challenge to India’s own sense of influence in the region and its efforts to […]
افغانستان کی کشیدہ ہوتی صورتحال اور امریکی حکومتی ترجیحات
پاکستان میں پاک امریکہ تعلقلت سے متعلق مختلف آرا پائی جاتی ہیں۔ کچھ لوگوں کے مطابق چین کی ابھرتی ہوی فوجی اور معاشی قوت پر […]
Dealing with the Dragon after Doklam
Diplomacy is not a zero-sum game. It involves achieving goals by striking a balance between pragmatism and idealism as well as risk-taking and restraint. Ever […]
An Approach for Afghanistan: Re-Calibrate, Not Re-Invent the Wheel
At present, there appears to be an absence of clarity in U.S. policymaking circles regarding its potential Afghanistan strategy. What is clear, however, is that […]
Pakistan’s Real Challenge: Putting Its House in Order
Using militant groups as proxies to attain foreign policy objectives is not new for Pakistan. It is widely believed Pakistan used militant proxies in the […]
Towards Nuclear Disarmament in South Asia: What Can Civil Society Do?
On July 7, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted on the text of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The treaty prohibits […]
दक्षिण एशिया से अलकायदा गायब नहीं हुआ है
जहाँ इस्लामिक स्टेट ऑफ इराक एंड सीरिया ( या दाएश) इराक में ज़मीन खो रहा है और सीरिया में सिमटता जा रहा है, वहीं अफगानिस्तान और […]
Pakistan-Russia Relations: Old Players on a New Trajectory
The evolving strategic environment in South Asia, in addition to shifting power arrangements at the global level, has led to some important, yet strange, alliance […]
विभेदक रोहिंग्या नीति : भारत के मूल्यों के विरुद्ध
म्यांमार के रखाइन प्रांत से आने वाले रोहिंग्या मुसलमान, जनसंख्या लगभग दस लाख, मूल रूप से राज्यहीन हैं। १९८२ के बर्मा नागरिकता विधि के अनुसार […]
2018 Elections: An Opportunity for Pakistan?
On July 28, the Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after a prolonged investigation into his and his family’s disproportionate financial assets, […]
Improving India’s Higher Education Landscape
Over the last decade, the Indian higher education landscape has seen rapid privatization across states, owing to the rise of “edupreneurs” who are engaged in […]
पाकिस्तान को बाईपास: भारत-अफ़ग़ान वायु गलियारे और क्षेत्रीय रणनीतिक हित
हाल के दिनों में, भारत-अफ़ग़ानिस्तान संबंध एक अभिनव उपक्रम के साथ तेज़ी से विस्तार कर रहे हैं, विशेष रूप से इस संबंध के आधारशिला के […]
کیا چین پاکستان پر دہشت گردی سے متعلق دباؤ ڈال رہا ہے؟
حالیہ دنوں میں افغانستان میں امریکی پالیسی پر نظرِ ثانی کے دوران صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ نے پاکستان کو دہشت گرد گروہوں کو پناہ دینے پر […]
पाकिस्तान-रूस के संबंधः नए रास्ते पर
वैश्विक स्तर पर बदलती शक्ति व्यवस्था और दक्षिण एशिया में विकसित होने वाले रणनीतिक वातावरण से कुछ अजीब लेकिन महत्वपूर्ण गठबंधन उभरे हैं। रूस और […]
آئندہ انتخابات؛ پاکستان کےلئے ایک موقع؟
پاکستانی سپریم کورٹ نے ۲۸ جولائی کو ایک طویل تفتیش کے بعد وزیراعظم نواز شریف اور انکے خاندان کو نااہل قرار دے دیا ۔ اس […]