A Joint India-Pakistan Initiative on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons
Introduction Efforts under the international initiative on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons (HINW) led to adoption of Resolution L.41 by the First Committee of […]
How India’s Defense Policy Complicates U.S.-India Military Cooperation
The American national security bureaucracy has invested tremendously in India in recent times. Designating India as a “major defense partner” in 2016, then-defense secretary Ashton […]
The Subcontinental Podcast – Episode 7 – A Conversation with Manpreet Sethi & Sadia Tasleem
This episode of The Subcontinental podcast features three guests: Manpreet Sethi, a Senior Fellow and head of the Nuclear Security Project at the Centre for Air Power Studies in […]
Why the PPP Fears the End of Pakistan’s 18th Amendment
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has made headlines recently by accusing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government of planning to overturn the 18th amendment to the […]
Bangladesh’s Tryst with China’s BRI: Economic Boom or Debt Trap?
The China-Bangladesh relationship has enjoyed a growing closeness in recent years, particularly after Xi Jinping’s 2016 visit to Bangladesh – the first by a Chinese […]
سری لنکا، ایسٹردھماکوں کی وجوہات
۲۱ اپریل ۲۰۱۹ کو خودکش دھماکوں کے ایک سلسلے نے سری لنکا میں گرجا گھروں اور ہوٹلوں کو مکمل طور پر تباہ کر دیا۔ تین […]
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Explaining Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings
On April 21, 2019, a series of suicide bombings devastated churches and hotels in Sri Lanka. Multiple sites within three different cities (Batticaloa in the […]
Indian Elections 2019: The Viability of the BJP in the Southern States
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Narendra Modi-led Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) won 205 seats out of its total of 282 from India’s northern […]
Searching for a China Strategy in India’s Political Discourse
After the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) orchestrated February’s Pulwama attack in Kashmir, India again appealed to the United Nations (UN) Security Council to list as a terrorist […]
Tracing China’s Engagement in Afghanistan: History and Motivations
Since the beginning of the 2001 NATO campaign in Afghanistan, the leading player in the political and security conflict has been the United States. But […]
Pakistan’s Economic Woes: The Way Forward
Pakistan’s economic woes – dwindling foreign exchange reserves, low exports, high inflation, growing fiscal deficit, and current account deficit – are nothing new, and once […]
Nepal’s Delicate Dance with China on BRI
For the second edition of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held in Beijing late last week, there was high-level participation from Nepal, […]
جنوب ایشیائی جمہوریت کی تشخیص: سال۲۰۱۸ کا ایک جائزہ
سال ۲۰۱۸ کے دوران جنوب ایشیا میں جمہوریت کی بنیادیں بتدریج مضبوط ہو جانے کے واضح رجحانات دیکھے گئے ہیں۔ جنوب ایشیا کی اکثر جمہوریتیں […]
افغان “اینڈ گیم” اور ایرانی اقدامات کا ادراک
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“افغان امن مذاکرات میں طالبان سے کیا توقعات وابستہ کی جا سکتی ہیں”، رحیم اللہ یوسفزئی کی رائے
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Understanding Iran’s Moves in the Afghan Endgame
Much has been speculated about the United States’ troop withdrawal announced by President Trump from Syria and, reportedly, from Afghanistan. At the 2019 State of […]
Gulf Mediation during the Pulwama Crisis: Jumping on the Bandwagon
The February 2019 suicide attack that took the lives of at least 40 paramilitary forces in Indian-administered Kashmir put both Pakistan and India into another […]
Why the Road for China’s BRI is Steeper in India’s Northeast
For the second consecutive time, India boycotted the Chinese-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum held late last month. India’s broad objections regarding the Chinese […]
The Reality of Pulwama: Moving Beyond the Optics
While it has been over a month since the deadly Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)-perpetrated vehicle-borne suicide attack that took place in the Pulwama district of Jammu and […]
Kashmiri Pandits in Indian Discourse: Instruments for Political Gain?
In the context of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, the plight of Kashmiri Pandits has once again been at the forefront of Indian political discourse. […]
Pakistan and India Need to Get Their Own Houses in Order
The Pulwama crisis exposed critical lacunae in Indian and Pakistani politics. It became evident that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India is invoking nationalism […]
What to Make of India’s ASAT Test
India’s ASAT Test: The Space vs Nuclear Dichotomy By: Arka Biswas Announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 27, India’s recent anti-satellite test […]
پاکستان کی اقتصادی پریشانیاں اور مستقبل کا لائحہ عمل
پاکستانی اقتصادی پریشانیاں- تیزی سے کم ہوتے غیر ملکی زرمبادلہ کے ذخائر، برآمدات میں کمی، افراط زر کی شرح میں اضافہ، بڑھتا ہوا مالیاتی خسارہ […]
Playing Both Sides of the Fence: Sri Lanka’s Approach to the BRI
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) encapsulates the global breadth and strategic consequence of modern Chinese economic prowess. Comprised of both ocean-based and land-based projects […]
Rahimullah Yusufzai on What to Expect from the Taliban in Afghan Peace Talks
This SAV Q&A is part of an ongoing series in which SAV talks to scholars and practitioners to understand the trends and potential inflection points […]
Engaging the Dragon: Lessons from Sri Lanka and Nepal’s BRI Experience
Since President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, Indian and Western analysts have consistently characterized China’s participation in South Asian […]
Tapping into the Potential of the EU-India Relationship
In November 2018, the European Commission released a Joint Communication with the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, outlining the strategy […]
Indian Elections 2019: The Missing Debate on Key Economic Challenges
Much of the election discourse in India so far in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls seems peculiar. After a five-year term, […]
Measuring the True Health of the India-China Trade Relationship
India’s trade deficit with China, an element of the bilateral relationship that inspires substantial animosity in New Delhi, is stirring up a controversy yet again. […]
حالیہ پاک۔بھارت بحران کشمیری حریت پسندوں کو کیا پیغام دیتا ہے؟
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Loya Jirga and the Afghan Peace Process: Will Ghani’s Gamble Work?
After weeks of confusion, Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission recently announced that the presidential elections, originally scheduled for April but delayed twice, will finally be held […]
Indian Elections 2019: Will Modi’s “Strongman” Image Bring Electoral Success?
On February 26, when India struck a terror camp inside Pakistan in response to the February 14 suicide bombing that killed 40 Central Reserve Police […]
پلوامہ بحران میں خلیجی ثالثی : بھیڑ چال کا عمل
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Appraising the Human Security of CPEC
Ever since the launch of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in 2015, there has been debate regarding its viability in the economic, political, and security […]