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Firebreak or Fuse? Pakistan’s Rocket Force and the Deterrence Dilemma in South Asia
Hot on the heels of its May 2025 conflict with India, in which Pakistan used the guided Fatah rocket series against military targets, Islamabad’s announcement of the formation of the Army Rocket Force Command (ARFC) on the eve of its…
SAV Q&A with Avinash Paliwal: Bangladesh, Myanmar, and India’s Neighborhood
Last year's political upheaval in Bangladesh and the ongoing conflict in Myanmar underscore significant challenges on India's eastern flank. To make sense of these dynamics, South Asian Voices spoke with Dr. Avinash Paliwal on October 29 about Indian foreign policy toward Bangladesh, Myanmar, and the wider neighborhood.
امریکہ کی بی ایل اے کی بطور دہشت گرد تنظیم نامزدگی: پاکستان کے لیے ایک فتح، مگر درد کی دوا نہیں
امریکی محکمہ خارجہ نے 11 اگست کو بلوچ لبریشن آرمی (بی ایل اے) اور اس کے عرف/اہم خودکش دہشت گرد سکواڈ، مجید بریگیڈ، کو خارجی دہشت گرد تنظیم (ایف ٹی او) کے طور پر نامزد کیا۔ یہ اقدام امریکہ اور…
SAV Q&A with Avinash Paliwal: India’s Realpolitik vis-à-vis the Taliban and its Regional Implications
Editor’s Note: This is the first part of a two-part conversation with Avinash Paliwal. Read the second part here. In a high-profile sign of the reversal of a decades-old policy, India for the first time hosted a Taliban official on its…
How India Views the Saudi-Pak Defense Pact: Historical Drivers and Future Concerns
The recently announced Saudi-Pakistan Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement (SMDA) came as a surprise to many observers. In India, this development was initially seen through a South Asia lens amidst talk of an embryonic “Islamic NATO,” or a collective military alliance…
Islamist Rise or Vote for Autonomy? How to Read Jamaat’s Recent Win on Bangladeshi Campuses
In Bangladesh’s university dorms, the future is already knocking. The recent sweep of student-union elections by candidates aligned with Islami Chhatra Shibir (henceforth Shibir), the student wing of the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami, at Dhaka University and three other premier public institutions…