SAV Q&A with Johann Chacko: South Asian Security in Shifting Global Landscape

SAV Q&A with Johann Chacko: South Asian Security in Shifting Global Landscape

Over the past year, South Asian security dynamics have evolved amid persistent interstate rivalries, domestic political turbulence, and the rapidly shifting global political landscape. On January 28, South Asian Voices spoke with Johann Chacko about the most important factors shaping…

Political Flux in Nepal: Strategic Adjustments by India and China

Political Flux in Nepal: Strategic Adjustments by India and China

Following the dramatic political upheaval of September 2025, uncertainty reigns in Nepal ahead of elections planned for early March. In this moment of transition, the political, economic, and legal dimensions of the domestic crisis have received considerable attention, but the…

Pakistan’s Coercive Afghan Diplomacy: Doomed to Failure?

Pakistan’s Coercive Afghan Diplomacy: Doomed to Failure?

The employment of military force as a bargaining tool, or the threat to use it, is an essential component of diplomacy and is now widely accepted as standard practice in statecraft. Coercive diplomacy, in particular, is a defensive strategy used to…

India’s Nuclear Inflection Point: Why Private Participation Demands Regulatory Reinvention

India’s Nuclear Inflection Point: Why Private Participation Demands Regulatory Reinvention

For decades, nuclear energy in India functioned as a tightly state-controlled domain, with a regulatory regime justified by national security imperatives, safety concerns, and liability risks. Today, that model is being recalibrated with India’s decision to allow private sector participation…

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In our latest series, SAV experts grapple with the recent political upheaval in Nepal, which raised a number of critical questions: what drove the outpouring of mass frustration that toppled the government? How can the interim government—and the country as a whole—navigate the fraught political moment to hold legitimate, inclusive elections? Most importantly, what is required to address the concerns of Nepalis, implement lasting reforms, and deliver enduring stability and prosperity to the Himalayan nation? Explores answers to these questions below!

Read our series on Nepal's crisis