Pakistan’s Naval Nuclear Ambitions: Concerns and Challenges
On March 29, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed in a press release that Pakistan had conducted another test of the Babur-3 nuclear-capable submarine-launched cruise […]
India-Pakistan Ceasefire Agreement: An Overlooked Success Story
The India-Pakistan Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) is in trouble. The 2003 agreement, which has kept the border violence between the neighbors’ armies in check for nearly […]
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, […]
Modi 4.0: The Domestic Performance Record
As the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government in India completes four years in office this month, an examination of India’s socio-economic performance reveals […]
Modi 4.0: Foreign Policy Hits and Misses
In May 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the clearest indication of his government’s foreign policy direction by inviting his South Asian counterparts to his […]
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ساڑھے تین سال کے التوا کے بعد افغانستان کے پارلیمانی اور ضلعی کونسل کے انتخابات امسال ۲۰ اکتوبر کو منعقد ہوں گے۔ اگرچہ انتخابی عمل […]
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SAV Review: Advancing Without Attacking in India-Pakistan Conflict Dynamics
In a recent article, “Advancing without Attacking: The Strategic Game around the Use of Force,” Dan Altman presents a new framework to study how states […]
Hot Takes on Modi-Xi Wuhan Summit: Building a Stable Dynamic of Competition and Cooperation
Coming less than a year of India-China relations nosediving as a result of the Doklam standoff, the two-day “informal” summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
Why Foreign Policy is Not An Election Issue in Pakistan
With general elections in Pakistan scheduled to take place this summer, all major political parties have already begun campaigning and articulating their agendas. While domestic problems, such […]
The New Reality of the India-Nepal Relationship
Sandwiched between two emerging giants, Nepal is seeing a battle between India, which is trying to retain its traditional influence in the country, and China, […]
Moving Beyond Doklam in India-China Relations
The narrative of what went down in the Himalayan frontier region in the summer of 2017 has come under scrutiny once again ahead of a […]
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بھارت کا پاکستان کو ٹیکٹیکل ہتھیاروں کے استعمال میں پہل کی صلاحیت پر جوہری ردِعمل سے روکنے کی بحث آج بھی جاری ہے۔ نئی دہلی […]
بھارت-چین معاشی تعلقات کا غمومی جائزہ
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तापी गैस पाइपलाइन: प्रगति और चुनौतियाँ
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بھارتی زیرِ انتظام کشمیر میں تین عشروں سے جاری عسکریت پسندی آج بھی، بالخصوص جولائی ۲۰۱۶ میں حزب المجاہدین کمانڈر برہان وانی کے مارے جانے […]
The Real Dangers of the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda in Kashmir
In Indian-administered Kashmir, the three decade-long armed militancy is continuing to inspire youth to take up arms against the state, particularly since the killing of […]
Guidelines for the Management of Plutonium: India’s Case
Since India and Pakistan became nuclear-armed powers in 1998, the contentious and escalatory dynamics between these two rivals have been a point of concern not […]
Why PML-N is no Favorite to win Pakistan’s Election
In Pakistan, both the establishment and ethnic, nationalist, religious, and regional parties have played important roles as kingmakers, helping shape electoral politics, and will continue […]
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اگر صدر ٹرمپ کی طرف سے مائیک پومپیو اور جینا ہاسپل کی بالترتیب سٹیٹ ڈیپارٹمنٹ اور سی-آئی-اے میں بطورسربراہ تعیناتی اشارہ دینے کےلئے ناکافی ہے […]
China’s Intentions in Afghanistan: Implications for India
As China extends its influence in the region through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Afghanistan has begun to receive its attention, both diplomatically and […]
नेपाल और भारत की नई दोस्ती: बराबरी पर आधारित
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Is Saudi Arabia Trying to Balance between Pakistan and India?
The bonhomie between India and Saudi Arabia over the last few years, on display most recently during Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj’s visit to Riyadh […]
SAV Review: Pakistan’s Nuclear History
Nuclear Pakistan continues to engender a great deal of academic interest. As scholars explore the evolution of Pakistan’s nuclear doctrine, they are adding to the […]
Indo-Pak Nuclear Dynamics: Why Cold War Lessons May Not Apply
The Cold War saw a series of serious efforts towards nuclear arms control. Cold War rivals—the Soviet Union and the United States—conceived the principles of […]
India-China Economic Relations: An Assessment
The year 2017 was a grim one for India-China ties. The Doklam standoff, Beijing’s repeated move to block India’s request for the declaration of Jaish-e-Mohammed […]
Short Take: What Does Bolton’s Appointment Mean for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
If President Trump’s appointments of Mike Pompeo and Gina Haspel, to head the State Department and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) respectively, aren’t enough of an […]
Understanding ISKP’s Resilience in Afghanistan
Over the last four years, the Islamic State (IS), though a late entry in the already crowded jihadi battlefield of Afghanistan, has managed to spread […]
Russia-Pakistan Strategic Convergence: Countering Daesh in Afghanistan
Daesh’s transnational threat of establishing an Islamic State spanning the Middle East and Africa all the way to Southeast Asia has drawn unlikely regional partners […]
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Where Will the TAPI Gas Pipeline Go From Here?
With the inauguration of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline’s Afghan section at the end of February in Herat, there is much hope that this project […]
The Future of India-China Competition in South Asia
The strategic competition between India and China in South Asia, especially in the Indian Ocean due to the Chinese “string of pearls” strategy, has been […]
A Nepal-India Reset in Kathmandu’s Favor?
Last week marked Prime Minister K.P. Oli’s first visit abroad since assuming office in February and his destination was Nepal’s southern neighbor, India. As bilateral […]
Moscow, Beijing, and the Improbability of a Regional Solution in Afghanistan
Though much of the discourse on the continuing violence in Afghanistan is focused on the United States’ approach to Pakistan and the Taliban, there is […]
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جون میں ایک مرتبہ پھر پاکستان کو فائنینشل ایکشن ٹاسک فورس (ایف-اے-ٹی-ایف) کی گرے لسٹ میں شامل کر لیا جائے گا ۔اس فہرست میں وہ […]
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Benefits and Challenges of Nuclear Information-Sharing in South Asia
In our essay entitled “Charting Nuclear Security Progress in South Asia,” we explored whether voluntary declarations on civilian plutonium under the existing INFCIRC/549 Guidelines on […]
The Case for Nuclear Disarmament in South Asia
In the current global strategic environment, nuclear neighbors India and Pakistan consider nuclear deterrence to be a peace guarantor in South Asia, largely due to […]
SAV Review: Evaluating the Normative Utility of the NWPT in South Asia
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, through its Doomsday Clock—the metaphorical clock whose hour hand is set to midnight, representing nuclear armageddon—has assessed the current […]
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جوہری ہتھیاروں سے لیس پاکستان تدریسی میدان میں کافی دلچسپی بنائے ہوئے ہے۔ جیسےجیسے محققین پاکستان کے جوہری نظرئے کے ارتقاء پر نظر ڈالتے ہیں […]
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The Widening Gap between Indian and Chinese Air Power
As the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) continues to undertake significant organizational and modernization reforms to build a military that is “built to fight,” in […]
Four Reasons Why PML-N is the Front Runner in Pakistan’s Upcoming Polls
When Nawaz Sharif was re-elected prime minister in 2013, Pakistan was considerably different from his previous term in 1999. Major challenges to the country included […]
Pakistan-Russia Cooperation: Trouble for the United States?
As relations between the United States and Pakistan deteriorate and Washington’s influence over Islamabad decreases, Pakistan and Russia, former Cold War-era rivals, have significantly strengthened […]
Beijing as a Peace Broker in Afghanistan: Motivations and Constraints
In recent years, Beijing has focused on stabilizing Afghanistan through diplomatic engagement, engaging in four-nation talks to chart a course for resolving the conflict and […]
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Sri Lanka Under the Nuclear Shadow
While many are familiar with the impact of nuclearization of relations between India and Pakistan, there is less familiarity with its impact on South Asia’s […]