SAV Review: When Push Comes to Shove, Will India’s NFU Stand?
Editor’s Note: This piece is a response to Reshmi Kazi’s review of Kumar Sundaram and M.V. Ramana’s article “India and the Policy of No First Use […]
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 6 – A Conversation with Dr. Manoj Joshi
This episode of The Subcontinental podcast features guest Dr. Manoj Joshi. Joshi had a three-decade career in journalism with stints at The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, India Today, […]
Who Will Bear the Burden of Pakistan’s IMF Bailout?
Pakistan has recently received the first tranche of USD $991.4 million under the three-year, USD $6 billion IMF bailout program. Many IMF customers suffer from […]
Sri Lanka’s Maritime Security Dilemma
Within the broad category of maritime security—which encompasses dealing with piracy, terrorism, territorial disputes, trafficking, and natural disasters—an emerging global trend is the push for […]
پاک امریکہ تعلقات:محتاط امیدوں کے ساتھ مستقبل کی جانب پیشقدمی
گزشتہ ماہ کے آخری دنوں میں وزیراعظم عمران خان کے پہلے سرکاری دورہ امریکہ نے پاک امریکہ تعلقات کے ایک بار پھر “دوبارہ ترتیب” پانے […]
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A Hotline between National and Nuclear Command Authorities to Manage Tensions
Introduction India and Pakistan could benefit from establishing a dedicated, secure, and redundant 24/7 communications link – a “hotline” – between their respective NCAs (the […]
Post-Merger Inaction in FATA: Expectations vs. Reality
In May 2018, the Pakistani government passed a historic constitutional amendment that ended the semi-autonomous rule of its Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), abolished the […]
Avoiding Incidents at Sea between India and China
Introduction For the last half century, the India-China rivalry has played out on land as both countries consolidated their borders as independent states. Recently, this […]
India’s Iran Challenge: Balancing Energy Security and Foreign Policy
In May 2018, President Donald Trump decided to pull the United States out of the nuclear deal that the P5+1 nations had reached with Iran in July […]
Back to Basics: Pledging Nuclear Restraint
Introduction China has been a nuclear-weapon state for slightly more than five decades. Beijing has approached nuclear deterrence from a minimalist perspective, eschewing large stockpiles […]
ASEAN’s Outlook for the Indo-Pacific: An Attempt to Set Rules of the Game
Negating allegations that the grouping takes weak positions on issues of geostrategic sensitivity, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) recently came out with the […]
No Indian BMD for No Pakistani MIRVs
Introduction Nuclear competition is gradually driving South Asia toward greater uncertainty and instability. The introduction of new weapons systems in the region indicates an emerging […]
Female Representation in the Parliament: What Pakistan Can Learn from India
Both India and Pakistan saw record-breaking representation of female legislators in their last elections. In India, more than 700 women contested seats in the Lok […]
فاٹا انضمام کے بعدغیرفعالیت: توقعات بمقابلہ حقائق
مئی ۲۰۱۸ میں حکومت پاکستان نے ایک تاریخی آئینی ترمیم منظور کی جس کے ذریعے سے وفاق کے زیرانتظام قبائلی علاقوں کی نیم خودمختار حیثیت […]
Assessing India’s Shift From SAARC to BIMSTEC
The recently re-elected Narendra Modi-led government in India is poised to continue its “neighborhood first” policy in its second term. However, there has been a […]
کارگل کے بیس برس بعد؛ پاکستان کی ابدی میراث
سال رواں میں پاکستان اور بھارت کے مابین ۱۹۹۹ میں ہونے والے کارگل تنازعے کو رونما ہوئے دو دہائیاں پوری ہوئیں۔ ایٹمی تجربوں کے […]
South Asia Needs CBMs More Than Ever
In 2017, Yasir Hussain assessed opportunities to implement new bilateral confidence building measures (CBMs) to reduce nuclear risk between India and Pakistan. His words, republished […]
جوہری ہتھیاروں کے انسانوں پراثرات اور بھارت- پاکستان مشترکہ اقدام
تعارف جوہری ہتھیاروں کے انسانوں پراثرات ( ایچ آئی این ڈبلیو) کے بارے میں عالمی سطح کی کوششیں اقوام متحدہ جنرل اسمبلی کی فرسٹ کمیٹی […]
Use Environmental Diplomacy to Resolve the Sir Creek Dispute
Introduction The Sir Creek dispute concerns a 38-square-kilometer estuary near the ecologically significant Indus delta area south of the Rann of Kutch. The origins of […]
U.S.-Pak Relations: Steering Forward with Cautious Optimism
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s first official visit to the United States late last month has generated hopes for yet another “reset” in U.S.-Pak relations. It […]
Slow Boat to Nowhere? Indo-Pak Relations under Modi 2.0
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first term began on a promising note for cross-border relations with his efforts to begin a dialogue process with Pakistan. However, […]
Cooperation Against Competition: India and China in the Energy Sector
There is a rising demand for and consumption of energy in China and India. Both countries are increasingly relying on energy imports to meet their […]
A Triangular MIRV Restraint Regime in Southern Asia
Introduction The advent of multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles (MIRVs) in southern Asia can be quite consequential in terms of the unfolding triangular nuclear competition […]
Is China Walking on Thin Ice in South Asia?
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to visit Beijing from July 3 to 5 to sign several agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with […]
Clarify and Respect the Line of Actual Control
Introduction China and India – both rising powers and nuclear-armed states – are locked in an intensifying security dilemma. China seems to have the upper […]
What Does Nepal Expect from Modi 2.0?
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his second term in May, there was a sense of expectation in Kathmandu that the Nepal-India relationship would […]
Breaking the Impasse: Direct Talks between Army Chiefs
Introduction India and Pakistan exemplify the changed character of warfare in the 21st century. They once fought conventional wars. Now they shadowbox under a nuclear […]
Imran Khan’s Visit to Washington: Turning the Page?
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan along with a delegation of high-level Pakistani government and military officials will visit the United States next week to meet […]
پاکستان کیلئے آئی ایم ایف قرضہ، بوجھ کون برداشت کرے گا؟
پاکستان کو تین برس کیلئے ملنے والے ۶ ارب ڈالر کے آئی ایم ایف بیل آؤٹ پیکج کے تحت ۹۹۱.۴ملین ڈالر کی پہلی قسط […]
The Andaman Sea: India’s Geostrategic Gateway in the Indo-Pacific
In his speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue 2018, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi detailed India’s aspiration to cultivate an “open, stable, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific” […]
Modi 2.0’s Foreign Policy: More Continuity than Change
In most democracies, foreign policy tends to stay the course despite partisan changes in leadership. In India’s case, such continuities are visible across time and […]
Mr. Khan Goes to Washington
As the dust settles following Imran Khan’s first U.S. visit as Pakistan’s Prime Minister, reviews of the trip are decidedly mixed. While Khan likened his visit to […]
Indo-U.S. Relations in 2019: Navigating Complex Differences
Just when it seemed that Indo-U.S. ties had attained a semblance of predictability, relations between the oldest and the largest democracies of the world are […]
مودی کا دوسرا دور اور پاک بھارت تعلقات
وزیراعظم نریندر مودی کی پہلی مدت پاکستان کے ساتھ مذاکراتی عمل کے آغاز کیلئے انکی کوششوں کے سبب سرحد پار تعلقات کے حوالے سے امید […]
Modernize the South Asia Nuclear Facility “Non-Attack” Agreement
Introduction On January 1, 2017, Indian and Pakistani diplomats exchanged official lists of the nuclear facilities located in their respective countries. According to news accounts […]
مودی 2.0 اور پاک بھارت تعلقات کے تین منظرنامے
نریندرمودی تاریخی کامیابی کے نتیجے میں ایک بار پھر وزارت عظمیٰ پر فائز ہوچکے ہیں جبکہ انکی جماعت بھارتیہ جنتا پارٹی ( بی جے پی) […]