SAV Review: The New Era of Counterforce in South Asia
Instead of reducing reliance on nuclear capability as a step towards disarmament, nuclear weapons states have been steadily modernizing their nuclear forces. Offensive nuclear postures, […]
Better the Alliance You Know: The Problem with Trump’s Pakistan Strategy
Pakistan is the only ally that the United States has among Afghanistan’s neighbors. Yet, last year, the White House announced a new South Asia strategy […]
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, […]
Towards a Bilateral India-Pakistan Climate Framework
Climate change—the alteration of global temperatures and weather patterns because of human activity—is one of the biggest challenges facing the world today, and South Asia […]
US-Japan-Australia Infrastructure Trilateral: India’s Missed Opportunity
Australia, Japan, and the United States recently unveiled plans for a trilateral infrastructure initiative in the Indo-Pacific, touted as part of the economic pillar supporting […]
صدر ٹرمپ کی پاکستان سے متعلق حکمت عملی کو درپیش مسئلہ
افغانستان کے ہمسائے میں امریکہ کے پاس واحد اتحادی پاکستان ہے۔ لیکن گزشتہ برس وائٹ ہاؤس نے جنوبی ایشیا سے متعلق نئی پالیسی کا اعلان […]
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Should Sri Lanka Form a Single-State Nuclear Weapon Free Zone?
Policy discussions on South Asian nuclear issues are usually dominated by recommendations for nuclear risk reduction and crisis management between India and Pakistan. By contrast, […]
The India-Afghanistan-US Triangle Under Trump
The past year has seen successive attempts of strategic evolution by the United States to end the war in Afghanistan and revamp its influence in […]
Two Years After Burhan Wani: Kashmir Remains Tense as Elections Loom
It has been two years since the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter in Bumdoora village in Jammu and Kashmir […]
Boosting Relations with India: Economic Imperative for Pakistan
In his speech after achieving victory at the polls on July 25, Pakistan’s Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan highlighted a desire to improve relations with India, […]
Negotiating an Afghan-led Peace Process: Positive Signs and Remaining Hurdles
The past month has seen the wheels turning towards a peace process in Afghanistan. A rare three-day truce observed by Afghan soldiers and the Taliban […]
As Financial Hurdles Hit CPEC, What’s in Store for Pakistan?
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a priority for both Pakistan and China, has hit hurdles at each phase. China has now and again assured Pakistan […]
جنوبی ایشیا میں امن کی سودے بازی: ایک نیا زاویہ
۱۹۴۵ سے ہر سال اگست کا مہینہ دنیا کو ایک صریح طاقت اور جوہری ہتھیاروں سے نتھی خطرات کی یاد دلاتی ہے۔ ساتھ ہی […]
Hot Take on Elections 2018: Towards a New Pakistan?
The July 2018 election has been criticized for being engineered in favor of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, of being contested under China’s shadow, and for […]
کیا امریکہ اور پاکستان کو اسلامک سٹیٹ خراسان پروونس کے خلاف اکٹھا ہونا چاہئیے؟
جب جولائی ۲۰۱۸ میں لاکھوں پاکستانیوں نے عام انتخابات میں ووٹ ڈالے تو اسی روز ایک خود کش حملہ آور نے کوئٹہ کے قریب دھماکے […]
An Uphill Battle: Women’s Participation in the 2018 Pakistan Elections
The run-up to Pakistan’s 2018 general elections witnessed an increased focus on women’s political participation with higher female voter turnout in much of the country. […]
SAV Explainer: U.S. Response to South Asia’s 1998 Nuclear Tests
Why did India and Pakistan test nuclear weapons in May 1998, and how did the United States and the international community respond? This SAV Explainer […]
Bangladesh at a Crossroads: What Recent Protests Mean for Democracy
On July 29th, two students were killed in a busy intersection in Dhaka city after a reckless bus driver plowed into them. While numerous deaths […]
As a Water Crisis Brews, What Can Pakistan Do?
Pakistan is facing an imminent water crisis. A recent report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ranked Pakistan third in the world among countries facing […]
پاکستانی انتخابات: ایک نیا پاکستان؟
جولائی ۲۰۱۸ کے پاکستانی انتخابات کو عمران خان کےلئے راستہ صاف کر دینے، چین کے سائے تلے ہونے اور ملکی سیاست میں مذہب کو لے […]
India’s STA-1 Status: Implications for Indo-US Ties and Regional Dynamics
Two weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Commerce granted India the Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) status, a designation that paves the way for greater high-technology […]
Brokering Peace in Nuclear South Asia: Challenges of a Multipolar World
The Cold War witnessed multiple crises moments, involving both direct and indirect confrontation, between the United States and the Soviet Union under a nuclear overhang. […]
India’s Vision for the Quad: Colored by China?
In yet another move indicating that Sino-Indian relations are improving after last year’s Doklam standoff, representatives of the two countries recently held discussions as part […]
Brokering Peace in Nuclear South Asia: A New Lens
Every year since 1945, the month of August unfailingly reminds the world of the unmistakable power and dangers associated with nuclear weapons; this reminder also […]
Why the United States Shouldn’t Fear Pakistan-Russia Ties
Despite being former Cold War adversaries, Pakistan and Russia are gradually building a cooperative working partnership with each other, particularly in military-to-military relations. In 2016, […]
Should the United States and Pakistan Team Up Against ISKP?
As millions of Pakistanis went to the polls to vote in Pakistan’s 2018 general election, a suicide bomb blast near a polling station in Quetta […]
बुरहान वानी घटना के दो साल बाद: कश्मीर में तनाव, चुनावों पर आशंका
जम्मू-कश्मीर के बमडूरा गांव में हुर्ह एक मुठभेड़ में हिजबुल मुजाहिदीन (एचएम) के कमांडर बुरहान वानी की मृत्यु को दो साल हो गए हैं। ८ जुलाई, […]
All is Not Well for the Indian Worker: India’s Declining Wage Growth
Over the last year or so, there has been an increased focus on studying the extent to which the Indian economy has seen a growth […]
Towards a Reboot of India’s Africa Policy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently undertook a state visit to three African countries (Rwanda, Uganda, and South Africa), and concluded his tour by attending […]
برہان وانی کی ہلاکت کے دو سال : انتخابات سر پر مگر حالات بدستور کشیدہ
اس واقعے کو تقریباً دو سال ہونے کو ہیں جب حزب المجاہدین کے کمانڈر برہان وانی کو جموں و کشمیر کے بمدُورا گاؤں میں ایک […]
بھارت کے ساتھ تعلقات کی بہتری: پاکستان کی معاشی ترقی کےلئے ناگزیر
۲۵ جولائی کو انتخابات میں کامیابی کے بعد تقریر میں وزیراعظم عمران خان نے بھارت کے ساتھ تعلقات میں بہتری، تجارتی راستے کھولنے اور کشمیر […]
अमेरिका और तालिबान के बीच बातचीत: गतिरोध की समाप्ति या विद्रोह का प्रोत्साहन?
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Resetting India’s Foreign Policy: Lessons from the Vajpayee Years
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924-2018), former Prime Minister of India and the first non-Congress leader to complete a full five-year term, passed away on August 16th. […]
India-United States 2+2 Dialogue: Time to Ask Difficult Questions
Going by the famous American expression “third time’s the charm,” the twice-postponed Indo-U.S. 2+2 dialogue is the awaited event of the year, finally taking place […]
جنوبی ایشیا کے ۱۹۹۸ میں جوہری تجربات کے بعد امریکی ردِ عمل
پاکستان اور بھارت نے مئی ۱۹۹۸ میں جوہری تجربات کیوں کئے اور امریکہ و عالمی برادری کا ردِ عمل کیا تھا؟ ساؤتھ ایشین وائسز کا […]
Majoritarian Insecurities in South Asia
At the moment, several countries around the world are witnessing the phenomenon of the majority community feeling irrationally threatened by minorities. But in South Asia, […]
One Year after Trump’s South Asia Strategy, Can Peace Talks Succeed?
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to send additional troops to Afghanistan as part of his South Asia strategy was viewed by many scholars as the […]
Why ASEAN Matters for India
Freedom of navigation on the seas has been historically important for India, given its geography and the fact that its culture and society have been […]
Imran Khan’s Inaugural Speech: Prioritizing Domestic Reforms
Imran Khan, Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister (PM) and the chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) political party, laid out a broad and ambitious governance […]