The Bangladesh-Pakistan-China Triangle and India’s Strategic Dilemma

The Bangladesh-Pakistan-China Triangle and India’s Strategic Dilemma

After former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s deposition last summer, the country has been revamping its connections with many partners; the most intriguing of these interactions are with Pakistan and China. The recent warming of Pakistan-Bangladesh relations and Bangladesh Chief…

China’s Shifting Landscape in Afghanistan

China’s Shifting Landscape in Afghanistan

Once considered the Taliban’s “most important partner,” China faces a changed landscape in Afghanistan compared to the immediate aftermath of the Taliban’s takeover. Following a period of strong engagement with China, the Taliban is now courting a broader array of…

BIMSTEC Seeks to Succeed Where SAARC Failed

BIMSTEC Seeks to Succeed Where SAARC Failed

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is increasingly positioned as the primary vehicle for regional cooperation in South Asia amid the decline of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). BIMSTEC – comprising…

Can the Indus Waters Treaty Be Held in Abeyance? What the Law Allows

Can the Indus Waters Treaty Be Held in Abeyance? What the Law Allows

Two days after the April 22 attack in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, New Delhi declared that its participation in the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) would be “held in abeyance” until Pakistan “credibly and irrevocably abjures ” with cross-border terrorism.…

Myanmar’s Planned Elections Risk Breeding More Resentment

Myanmar’s Planned Elections Risk Breeding More Resentment

On April 8, 2025, the Myanmar military government—also called the Tatmadaw—reaffirmed its plans to hold multi-party elections by the second half of December this year and the first half of January next year. Parties have been asked to file their…

Read our series on the implications of the 2025 India-Pakistan Crisis.

To celebrate the release of Naval Competition in the Indian Ocean Region, a new online course from the Stimson Center South Asia program’s Strategic Learning initiative, the South Asian Voices (SAV) editorial team collaborated with the Strategic Learning team on a wide-ranging Q&A that explores the importance of naval competition in the region, recent and ongoing developments in the naval domain, and opportunities for future cooperation.

Read the Q&A