India-U.S. Nuclear Trade and Cooperation: Potential for the Biden Administration
The failure to commercialize the 2005 India-U.S. Civil Nuclear Deal remains a blot on the otherwise flourishing and widening India-U.S. relationship. The deal, which was […]
Institutional Perspectives and Foreign Policy: A Review of The Quetta Experience
For observers of South Asian geopolitics, the Pakistan Army (PA) and its worldview have always been a subject of considerable intrigue. In the book, The […]
The Subcontinental Podcast- Episode 3 – Dr. Stephen Cohen
This episode of The Subcontinental features guest Professor Stephen Cohen, a senior fellow in the Foreign Policy program at The Brookings Institution. He joined Brookings after […]
The Indian Premier League and the Indianizing Effects of Franchise Cricket
No dates or venues have yet been confirmed for the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the sporting and commercial poster child of […]
Challenges and Prospects for Pakistan-Afghanistan Collaboration Against ISKP
Under the guise of chaos and instability, Daesh, the notorious terrorist organization, has been able to raise and maintain a branch in Afghanistan – the […]
ویکسین ڈپلومیسی: بھارت کیلئے فائدہ مند
۲۰۲۰ میں جب کووڈ ۱۹ کی وبا بے قابو ہونے لگی تب ہی معمولی سی امید ابھرنا شروع ہوئی۔ دنیا بھر کے سائنس دانوں نے […]
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Towards Southeast Asia: India’s Balancing Strategy
On December 21, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc held a virtual meeting to discuss issues encompassing the India-Vietnam […]
Understanding India’s Defense Budget 2021-22: Expectations Vs. Reality
India’s 2021 Defense Budget is reflective of the Indian government’s current strategic priorities and experiences of the past year. Despite the economic constraints from the […]
An Update on the Rohingya Crisis
Three years after the Myanmar Army orchestrated the genocide of Rohingya in the Rakhine State, the crisis continues. Almost 1 million survivors of the Army’s […]
Hot Takes: Farmers’ Protests Turn Violent in New Delhi
Show of Strength by Indian Farmers After more than two months of camping in the outskirts of Delhi as a mark of protest against the […]
Sri Lanka 2020 Year in Review: The Impact of COVID-19
Following considerable instability during the two preceding years, highlighted by the October 2018 Constitutional Crisis and the 2019 Easter Sunday Terrorist Attacks, 2020 was expected […]
The Coup in Myanmar: Strategic and Political Implications for South Asia
On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing arrested and detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi along with […]
Why India’s Farmers are Protesting the New Farm Laws
Tens of thousands of farmers from northern Indian states are camped outside the capital New Delhi to oppose the three farm laws passed by the […]
افغانستان سال۲۰۲۰ کا جائزہ: امن کی راہ میں رکاوٹیں برقرار
سال ۲۰۲۰ نے افغان عوام اور دنیا کے لیے امیدوں اور آزمائشوں کا ایک امتزاج پیش کیا۔ طالبان اور امریکہ کے مابین ۲۹ فروری کو […]
Looking Back at 2020: SAV’s Most Popular Reads
Globally, 2020 is likely to be remembered as the year of COVID-19. In South Asia and around the world, governments have worked to balance large-scale […]
Building a Coalition to Secure the Indian Ocean Region
The freedom of the Indian Ocean is critical for global trade and navigation. The region not only allows passage for more than 64 percent of […]
ایس اے وی کے حنا ربانی کھر سے سوال و جواب
پاکستانی سیاست دان اور سابق وزیر خارجہ حنا ربانی کھر نے ۲۶ اکتوبر ۲۰۲۰ کو ایس اے وی کی مدیر منتظم بریگیٹا شوچرٹ اور نائب […]
Kashmir in 2020: A Year of Deepening Distress
When Jammu and Kashmir was stripped of its semi-autonomous status in August 2019, the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) government had termed the step […]
جنوبی ایشیا میں جوہری خطرے کی نوعیت کا جائزہ
کسی بھی دوسرے خطے کی طرح، جنوبی ایشیا میں بھی جوہری خطرے کی نوعیت بنیادی طور پر حریفوں کے مابین سیاسی تعلقات کی نوعیت پر […]
The Wellington Experience: An Appraisal
Colonel David O. Smith has adopted a unique methodology in writing his most recent book The Wellington Experience: A Study of the Attitudes and Values […]
Chinese Financing in South Asia: The Story of Sri Lanka
South Asian Voices recently published a series on Chinese financing in the South Asian region discussing the perspectives of three countries: Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan. […]
Vaccine Diplomacy: Advantage India
As the COVID-19 pandemic raged on in 2020, a bit of hope began to emerge. Scientists across the world collaborated on developing a vaccine, and […]
Afghanistan 2020 Year in Review: Roadblocks to Peace Persist
The year 2020 presented a mix of hope and challenge for the Afghan people and the world. The peace agreement signed between the Taliban and […]
Climate, Water, and Conflict in Pakistan
Water has now become a commodity in many parts of the world. This is a problem in and of itself, as water is essential for […]
Fencing the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border
The Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Chaman, Balochistan has been the site of persistent skirmishes and deadly border clashes between security forces and citizens. In November 2020, […]
Policy, Diplomacy, and Aid: Carving a Space for India in the Global Arms Market
In its first term, the Modi administration decided to turnaround India’s defense manufacturing and exports with its “Strategy for Defence Exports,” which was unveiled in […]
Pakistan’s U.S.-China Balancing Act
As effects of the deteriorating U.S-China relationship begin to loom over South Asia, Pakistan will need to tread carefully. The tense nature of U.S.-China relations […]
ہندوستان کے کسان نئے فارم قوانین کے خلاف احتجاج کیوں کر رہے ہیں؟
نومبر میں بھارتیہ جنتا پارٹی (بی جے پی) کی حکومت کے منظور کردہ تین فارم قوانین کی مخالفت کرنے کے لئے شمالی ہندوستانی ریاستوں کے […]
India-China Relations to Stay Contrarian in 2021
How will India-China relations evolve in 2021? Forecasting the trajectory of this complex relationship is becoming a challenging endeavor; yet its predictability is still very […]
Leveraging Greater Quad Cooperation through Disaster Management in the Indo-Pacific
As India-China tensions continue, observers have begun to take a renewed look at what the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue—comprised of India, Japan, Australia, and the United […]
Global Britain and India: A New Agenda for Cooperation
As the United Kingdom (UK) charted new and exciting relationships with global partners after leaving the European Union, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was set […]
پاکستان ۲۰۲۰ : سال بھر کا جائزہ
کووڈ ۱۹ کی وبا کے پھیلنے نے ۲۰۲۰ کو دنیا بھر کی حکومتوں کے لیے مشکل سال بنا دیا۔ داخلی سیاسی انتشار، ابھرتی ہوئی مذہبی […]
بھارت، سال ۲۰۲۰ کا جائزہ: احتجاج، وبا اور پی آر سی
بدقسمتی سے سال ۲۰۲۰ کووڈ ۱۹ وبا کے سال کے طور پر یاد رکھا جائے گا۔ دیگر ممالک کی طرح بھارت بھی صحت عامہ کی […]
What JCPOA Compliance Could Mean for South Asia
President Biden entered office with U.S.-Iran relations at a historic low. Tensions between the United States and Iran grew tremendously following the U.S. withdrawal from […]
CPEC and the PTI: A Complicated Relationship
On December 25, 2020, the Joint Working Group on International Cooperation on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) met for the second time in Xinjiang Province, […]
Regional Connectivity: Afghanistan’s Key to Economic Self-Reliance
The opening of the Herat-Khaf railway connecting Afghanistan with its western neighbor and second largest trade partner, Iran, has revived optimism for both regional connectivity […]
آب و ہوا، پانی اور پاکستان میں تنازعہ
پانی کو دنیا کے کئی علاقوں میں ایک اہم اثاثے کی حیثیت حاصل ہو چکی ہے۔ یہ بذاتِ خود ایک مسئلہ ہے،کیونکہ پانی تمام جانداروں […]
A Look at the Indo-Pacific in 2020
On January 3, 2020, as United States’ military strikes killed Iran’s Major General Soleimani in Baghdad, the foreign policy world buzzed with speculations about its […]
The South Asian Security Landscape
South Asian Voices Visiting Fellows Asma Khalid, Chirayu Thakkar, Fizza Batool, and Saurav Sarkar present their research and policy recommendations on some of the subcontinent’s […]
Political Instability and Uncertainty Loom Large in Nepal
Nepal’s domestic politics have been undergoing a turbulent and significant shift. On December 20, 2020, at the recommendation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, President […]
Jaishankar’s New Year Visit to Colombo: An Impetus to Indo-Lankan Relations
Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar recently returned from a three-day visit to Colombo between January 5-7, his first foreign official visit of 2021. […]