India’s Naval Nuclearization: Repercussions for Crisis Stability
In an attempt to gain strategic superiority, major powers have sent nuclear submarines into the Indian Ocean for years. Recently, the Indian Ocean has witnessed […]
Should the United States and Pakistan Team Up Against ISKP?
As millions of Pakistanis went to the polls to vote in Pakistan’s 2018 general election, a suicide bomb blast near a polling station in Quetta […]
The Subcontinental – Podcast Short – January 2018 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 analysts. It aims to foster free-flowing, […]
Paul Staniland on South Asian Elections, Kashmir, and Civil-Military Relations
In this new series, SAV talks to scholars and practitioners to understand the trends and potential inflection points in South Asian security. In an email […]
Why ASEAN Matters for India
Freedom of navigation on the seas has been historically important for India, given its geography and the fact that its culture and society have been […]
کیا امریکہ اور پاکستان کو اسلامک سٹیٹ خراسان پروونس کے خلاف اکٹھا ہونا چاہئیے؟
جب جولائی ۲۰۱۸ میں لاکھوں پاکستانیوں نے عام انتخابات میں ووٹ ڈالے تو اسی روز ایک خود کش حملہ آور نے کوئٹہ کے قریب دھماکے […]
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صدر ٹرمپ کا ایران سے متعلق فیصلہ جنوبی ایشیا کےلئے کیا معنی رکھتا ہے؟
صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ نے اپنے انتخابی وعدے پر عمل کرتےہوئےامریکہ کو ایران کے ساتھ جوہری ڈیل سے الگ کر لیا ہے۔ نتیجتاً اب امریکہ ایران […]
अमेरिका और तालिबान के बीच बातचीत: गतिरोध की समाप्ति या विद्रोह का प्रोत्साहन?
Editor’s Note: This article has been translated from its original English version by SAV staff. To read the original, please click here. पिछले महिने, न्यूयॉर्क […]
Pakistani Elections: The Radical Religious Right in Pakistan’s Electoral Politics
The reemergence of the radical religious right as participants in the electoral process is a major step backwards for Pakistan’s democratic experiment. Or is it? […]
Nawaz Sharif Behind Bars: Implications for Pakistan’s Future
Charged with corruption, ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, along with his daughter Maryam Nawaz, returned to Pakistan last Friday. Sharif’s return and subsequent incarceration is a significant event; […]
India-Pakistan Ceasefire Agreement: Too Late to Deliver
On May 29th, the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) from India and Pakistan recommitted to observing the 2003 ceasefire agreement across the Line of […]
جنوبی ایشیا کے ۱۹۹۸ میں جوہری تجربات کے بعد امریکی ردِ عمل
پاکستان اور بھارت نے مئی ۱۹۹۸ میں جوہری تجربات کیوں کئے اور امریکہ و عالمی برادری کا ردِ عمل کیا تھا؟ ساؤتھ ایشین وائسز کا […]
A Tenuous Moment: Overcoming Current Roadblocks in the India-U.S. Partnership
The India-U.S. 2+2 dialogue scheduled for July 6, 2018 has been put on hold by the United States for the second time due to “unavoidable […]
پاکستانی انتخابات کے نتائج: خارجہ پالیسی پر کیا اثرات مرتب ہوں گے؟
۲۵ جولائی کو پاکستان مسلسل دوسری بار جمہوری انتقالِ اقتدار کی طرف بڑھ رہا ہے۔ تاہم اس وقت کی صورتحال انتہائی مبہم ہے اور واضح […]
Going Grey: FATF and Pakistan’s Strategic Considerations
The global anti-money laundering Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will be meeting in June, where Pakistan is set to be added to the FATF grey […]
Divisions within the Afghan Taliban: An Opportunity for Peace?
Over the past 17 years of war in Afghanistan, the Afghan Taliban has suffered several splits and realignments. The Taliban’s internal divisions have become especially […]
Direct U.S.-Taliban Talks: Breaking the Stalemate or Emboldening the Insurgency?
Last Sunday, the New York Times reported that the Trump administration had “instructed its top diplomats to seek direct talks with the Taliban.” One day […]
Understanding Kargil’s Nuclear Factor: Lessons for Future Crises
The summer of 1999 saw troops of two nuclear-armed states, India and Pakistan, fighting on the peaks of the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir, […]
جولائی ۲۰۱۸ کے انتخا بات اور ممکنہ سیاسی منظرنامہ
پارلیمانی نظام حکومت میں ا نتخابات کا انقعاد جمہوری تسلسل اور حکومت کی پر امن تبدیلی کے لیے انتہائی اہم ہے۔ ۱ ۳ مئی کو […]
Should Sri Lanka Form a Single-State Nuclear Weapon Free Zone?
Policy discussions on South Asian nuclear issues are usually dominated by recommendations for nuclear risk reduction and crisis management between India and Pakistan. By contrast, […]
Is China-India-Pakistan Trilateral Cooperation Possible?
At a recent event on India-China relations in New Delhi, Chinese Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui raised eyebrows when he floated the idea of a […]
Nuclear BrahMos: On the Anvil?
Since the early 2000s, the BrahMos missile system has made India’s military arsenal a formidable one. A product of a joint Indo-Russian initiative, the weapon […]
Negotiating an Afghan-led Peace Process: Positive Signs and Remaining Hurdles
The past month has seen the wheels turning towards a peace process in Afghanistan. A rare three-day truce observed by Afghan soldiers and the Taliban […]
کیا افغانستان میں عارضی جنگ بندی کچھ نتائج دے گی؟
Editor’s Note: This article has been translated from its original English version by SAV staff. To read the original version, click here افغان حکومت نے […]
Rough Seas: Challenges to India-United States Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific region has increasingly become a focal point for diplomatic and security cooperation between the United States and India. In recent months, both countries […]
Hot Take on Elections 2018: Towards a New Pakistan?
The July 2018 election has been criticized for being engineered in favor of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, of being contested under China’s shadow, and for […]
CAATSA-out of the Bag: India’s Balancing Act
The India-United States-Russia triangular dynamics have become increasingly complicated recently. As the United States-Russia relationship has nosedived, signified by the U.S. Congress passing the Countering […]
The Taliban and Iran: An Unlikely Friendship
In 2016, Taliban leader, Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. It was later revealed that he […]
SAV Explainer: U.S. Response to South Asia’s 1998 Nuclear Tests
Why did India and Pakistan test nuclear weapons in May 1998, and how did the United States and the international community respond? This SAV Explainer […]
Of Sanctions and Delayed Dialogues: Contextualizing Indo-U.S. Strategic Ties
“The orchestra have sufficiently tuned their instruments, the baton has given the signal. And there is a new symphony in play.” It has been two […]
Pakistani Elections: How Will the Outcome Impact Foreign Policy?
Pakistan is headed towards its second consecutive democratic transition of power on July 25. However, the current political landscape is too fragmented and uncertain to […]
پاکستانی انتخابات: ایک نیا پاکستان؟
جولائی ۲۰۱۸ کے پاکستانی انتخابات کو عمران خان کےلئے راستہ صاف کر دینے، چین کے سائے تلے ہونے اور ملکی سیاست میں مذہب کو لے […]
What the Case of Punjab Says about Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Policy
The province of Punjab is the heart of political and economic activity in Pakistan. Over 53 percent of the active members of the National Assembly […]
پاکستانی انتخابات: بنیاد پرست دائیں بازو کی جماعتوں کی انتخابی سیاست
پاکستان کے انتخابی عمل میں دائیں بازو کے بنیاد پرستوں کا دوبارہ ظہور ملکی جمہوری نظام میں ایک قدم پیچھے جانے کے مترادف ہے۔ جہاں […]
India’s Vision for the Quad: Colored by China?
In yet another move indicating that Sino-Indian relations are improving after last year’s Doklam standoff, representatives of the two countries recently held discussions as part […]
Pakistani Elections: The Unrelenting Military Looms Large
Pakistan’s upcoming general election, scheduled for July 25, is taking place in a climate of growing political tensions and uncertainty. Increasing allegations of the military’s […]
Pakistani Elections: Outcome Scenarios
It’s election season in Pakistan and the stakes are high. The results will eventually depend upon which party wins Punjab, the country’s most populous province, […]
Towards a Reboot of India’s Africa Policy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently undertook a state visit to three African countries (Rwanda, Uganda, and South Africa), and concluded his tour by attending […]
بھارت کی بحری نیوکلرائزیشن :بحرانی استحکام پر اثرات
بین الاقوامی بڑی طاقتیں بحرِ ہند میں تزویراتی برتری حاصل کرنے کےلئے کئی سالوں سے جوہری آبدوزیں بھیج رہی ہیں۔ حال ہی میں بحرِ ہند […]
The Blapshemy Law and Power Dynamics in Pakistan
Religious groups and political parties have sharply increased their street power in Pakistan over the past few decades. While wielding this influence, they have increasingly […]