SAV Collection: Analysis by 2026 Stimson South Asia Visiting Fellows

SAV Collection: Analysis by 2026 Stimson South Asia Visiting Fellows

In this collection, editors have assembled contributions from the 2026 cohort to the South Asian Voices platform.

SAV Q&A with Vijaita Singh: Protests, Politics, and Reform in Today’s India

SAV Q&A with Vijaita Singh: Protests, Politics, and Reform in Today’s India

The 37-day protest staged by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) about the leak of exam papers and education policy in India quickly became a referendum on India’s economy, state violence, and the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)’s hold on and approach…

Beneath the Surface: Pakistan’s Hangor Submarine and Maritime Deterrence in South Asia

Beneath the Surface: Pakistan’s Hangor Submarine and Maritime Deterrence in South Asia

On April 30, Pakistan commissioned the first of eight Hangor-class submarines during an official visit to China, an occasion that Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari called a “historic milestone” for the navy. Pakistan inducted the submarine, which is jointly produced…

Moving Beyond Nomenclature: Enhancing U.S.-India Holistic Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region

Moving Beyond Nomenclature: Enhancing U.S.-India Holistic Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region

In June 2025, the United States’ Department of War announced that it had renamed the Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), a geographic combatant command established in 1947 to integrate U.S. forces in Asia-Pacific in service of national security objectives, back to its…

SAV Collection: South and West Asia

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.

Check out our series on the cybersecurity threats, laws, and norms in South Asia.

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