South Asian Voices (SAV)-Analysis from the Subcontinent

A Publication of the Stimson Center.

SAV Q&A with Pallavi Aiyar: Modi-Xi’s BRICS Meeting and India-China Relations

On September 12, 2026, China’s President Xi Jinping came to India for the first time in seven years to attend the BRICS summit in New Delhi. The India-China relationship has changed quite dramatically since Xi’s last visit in 2019: the…

Written by SAV editorial staff

Sensors, Shooters, and Sea Power: Naval Kill Chains of India and Pakistan

The northern Indian Ocean is an operating environment characterized by vast space, asymmetric threats, uncertainty about adversary intentions, and the proliferation of advanced military technologies. In this environment, the development of India’s and Pakistan’s respective maritime forces reflects their efforts…

Written by Salma Shaheen

India’s Youth Revolt Is Structural, Not Partisan

On July 25, protests in Delhi led by the satirically named Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) forced the resignation of India’s federal cabinet minister for education, Dharmendra Pradhan, after weeks of demonstrations over a leaked national medical college entrance examination (known as NEET). The protest…

Written by Johann Chacko

SAV Collection: South and West Asia

To provide readers with perspective on the implications of the ongoing conflict for South Asian states, SAV editors have collected recent pieces exploring the nexus between South and West Asia.

Written by SAV editorial staff

In our latest series, authors examine evolving West Asian security dynamics over the past year due to the ongoing Gaza conflict, the Iran war, the signing of regional mutual defense agreements, and their military, political, and economic implications for South Asian states. Read this collection by SAV editors compiling recent analysis exploring the nexus between South and West Asia.

Read our series on South Asia-West Asia dynamics.