Second Strike: Explaining Sea-Based Deterrence in South Asia
Submarine-based nuclear capabilities are considered the most survivable leg of a nuclear triad. While conventional submarines are constrained by their fuel requirements and limited underwater […]
Risks of Asymmetry and Future Escalation in India-Pakistan Relations
Last year, in response to a suicide bombing on a convoy of paramilitary forces in Indian Administered Jammu & Kashmir, India carried out the its […]
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 […]
70 Years of India-China Economic Engagement
In the 70 years of India’s diplomatic engagement with the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the economic component of that relationship has shown tremendous dynamism. […]
India, China, and the Elusive Pursuit of an Asian Century
Even as the world remains engrossed in the fight against COVID-19, India and China observed the 70th anniversary of the establishment of their bilateral ties […]
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پاکستان اور بھارت کو جوہری طاقت بنے رواں ماہ ۲۲ برس مکمل ہوگئے ہیں۔ یہ ۲۲ برس دونوں ممالک کے مابین متعدد بحرانوں کے گواہ […]
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ڈاکٹر سی راجہ موہن نے ایس اے وی کی مینجنگ ڈائٹریکٹر اکریتی واسودیوا اور ڈپٹی ڈائریکٹر برگٹا سکچرٹ سے بھارتی خارجہ پالیسی سے متعلقہ متعدد […]
The Future of the India-Pakistan Nuclear Rivalry
This month marks 22 years since the nuclearization of India and Pakistan. These last 22 years have seen multiple Indo-Pak crises, each evoking at least […]
Remembering Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal
A month ago, Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal, soldier, scholar, and mentor, passed away. In the strategic studies field, Brig. Kanwal is known for his illustrious career […]
COVID-19 and the Interplay of Disease and Conflict in Kashmir
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a 21-day national lockdown on March 25 to fight the spread of the coronavirus, the people of Kashmir […]
COVID-19 in Nepal: Low Numbers Don’t Tell the Whole Story
With over 1.5 million cases globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in countries with the strongest existing healthcare systems, while countries with weaker economies […]
Bollywood and the BJP After CAA: A Red Line, or One More Line in the Sand?
Bollywood in the Time of COVID-19 As India has responded to COVID-19, Indian public figures, particularly celebrities from Bollywood, the globalized Hindi-language film industry, have been key […]
Modi’s Neighborhood First Promise Fails to Materialize
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemed to go the extra mile to indicate his government would reset India’s relations with countries after he was first […]
Enhancing Deterrence Stability on the Subcontinent: the Case for Conventional Deterrence
I. Introduction South Asia’s security landscape is intricate and dangerous. Two nuclear weapon states, India and Pakistan, stand locked and loaded on a long and […]
بالاکوٹ بحران کے ایک برس بعد: بھارتی ردعمل اوراسباق کا تجزیہ
بھارت اور پاکستان کے مابین گزشتہ فروری میں پیدا ہوئے بحران کے ایک برس بعد بھی دونوں ریاستیں اس تنازعے کے بیانیئے کو طے کرنے […]
کووڈ ۱۹ اور پاکستان میں سیاسی تقسیم
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Toeing the Line: Media Behavior and Public Messaging During the Pulwama/Balakot Crisis
Last February, a suicide bombing on an Indian security force convoy on the Jammu-Srinagar highway—considered the deadliest attack ever carried out in Jammu & Kashmir […]
رعد دوئم اورپاکستان کی فل سپیکٹرم ڈیٹرنس پالیسی
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Why Dismissing SAARC’s Revival is Premature
Amidst the global health emergency of a fast-spreading coronavirus, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) came back to life a few weeks ago […]
Is India Equipped to Counter the Growing China-Pakistan Nexus?
The detention and subsequent seizure of an autoclave onboard a Chinese ship en route to Pakistan made headlines in February. India’s Defense Research and Development […]
COVID-19 Puts Spotlight Back on India-Iran Relations
The United States recently tightened its “maximum pressure” strategy on Iran with more sanctions imposed in the wake of an attack by pro-Iran militias that […]
COVID-19 and the Coming Challenges for Sino-Indian Ties
This year marks the 70th anniversary of Sino-Indian diplomatic relations. For most of this time, their ties have been bedeviled by territorial conflicts, status competition, […]
Remembering Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal – Aditi Malhotra
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Can Bangladesh Sustain its Growth Momentum?
Bangladesh has stood among the fastest growing economies in the world for over a decade, and has experienced consistent growth rates of over five percent […]
Pakistan’s COVID-19 Political Divide
As of May 12, the number of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan has crossed 32,000 with the number of deaths reaching over 720. Last week, as […]
Remembering Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal – Christopher Clary
To the best of my knowledge, I first met Brigadier Kanwal in June 2004. I was a Research Associate—a fancy word for assistant—at the Naval […]
Dividing Lines: What India’s Hindu Nationalist Turn Portends for Relations with Pakistan
A year after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi secured a second term in a landslide election victory for his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), his government […]
Pakistan’s Full-Spectrum Deterrence: Trends and Trajectories
In 2018, Sannia Abdullah analyzed Pakistan’s evolving force posture and outlined what is entailed in Pakistan’s nuclear doctrine of full-spectrum deterrence. With some analysts maintaining […]
Can Pakistan Solely Rely on CPEC? A Case for Diversifying Economic Partners
As the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) transitions into its second phase, Pakistan is optimistic about the economic benefits it could bring. After battling terrorism at […]
Remembering Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal – Majid Mahmood
We are saddened by the death of Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal, who was a towering personality in South Asia’s band of scholars in the field of […]
سارک بحالی کے امکانات سے انکار قبل از وقت کیوں؟
۲۰۱۸ میں مردہ قرار دی گئی جنوبی ایشیائی تنظیم برائے علاقائی تعاون (سارک)، چند ہفتے قبل تیزی سے پھیلتے کرونا وائرس کے باعث عالمی ہیلتھ […]
Japan’s “India-plus” Strategic Engagement with South Asia
Japan has long been a major development partner for smaller South Asian states, but under the second Abe administration, Tokyo has begun to expand these […]
Remembering Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal – Michael Krepon
One is obliged to speak of Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal in the present tense. His passing from this earthly plane is noted, his physical burdens relieved […]
Online Hate Speech Threatens India’s Image in the Gulf
Riding on India’s growing status as an economic and aspiring military powerhouse, the Modi administration has deftly increased its diplomatic engagement with the Gulf region, […]
Accepting Mutual Vulnerability: What Nuclear Deterrence Teaches us About COVID-19
The entire world has been in the grip of the novel coronavirus for more than a couple of months now. The end of this fight […]
Remembering Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal – Sameer Lalwani
As a young PhD student, I first met Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal in 2011 during my first research trip to India. I was struggling to develop […]
COVID-19 in South Asia’s Power Politics
The management of COVID-19 reveals which countries are taking the lead in geopolitics in South Asia. On March 12, 2020, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
پلوامہ بالاکوٹ بحران کے دوران میڈیا کا کردار اور عوامی ابلاغ
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Remembering Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal – Sannia Abdullah
In South Asian culture, it’s hard to find people who mentor young scholars. To my surprise, I found some amazing scholars and well-rounded professionals who […]
The RIC Triangle and India’s Multialignment Strategy
In the immediate post-Cold War period, efforts emerged among the former non-aligned states and Russia to balance against the influence of the sole superpower, the […]
COVID-19 and Nepal’s Migration Crisis
Nepali migrant workers stranded in the Gulf countries, Malaysia, and India to name a few have been hit hard by COVID-19. Some have already lost […]
Remembering Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal – Sylvia Mishra
I met Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal for the first time in 2013 in New Delhi at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) […]