South Asian Voices (SAV)-Analysis from the Subcontinent

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A Weaponized Dollar: Challenges and Opportunities for India

Under U.S. President Donald Trump, Washington is increasingly using volatility to assert its economic power against allies and adversaries alike. Since returning to power, Trump has unleashed an aggressive blend of economic, trade, and technology policies with the aim of…

Written by Ram Singh

Are U.S.-Pakistan Relations at a Turning Point?

Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir’s visit to the United States this week is attracting considerable attention for its potential to turn the tide of bilateral ties. Even before the visit, there were some positive indications about…

Written by Muhammad Asif Khan

Protecting Critical Infrastructure in South Asia: Cyber Threats and Solutions

Today our lives are inextricably linked to the digital space; cyber governs almost everything we do. From simple text messages and email to booking a gym class or accessing health information via an app to controlling critical infrastructure, our interaction…

Written by Ambika Vishwanath

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…

Written by Aparna Divya, Salman Ali Bettani

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.…

Written by Mubashar Rizvi

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