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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…
دستخط شُدہ مگر غیر واضح: پاک سعودی باہمی دفاعی معاہدے کا سیاق و سباق
کئی دہائیوں کی شراکت داری (پارٹنر شپ) کے بعد سعودی عرب اور پاکستان نے باضابطہ طور پر ایک 'تزویراتی باہمی دفاعی معاہدہ' پر دستخط کیے ہیں۔ 17 ستمبر کو جاری کیے گئے مشترکہ بیان میں بشمول دیگر عوامل کے، 'مشترک…
किधर जा रही है भारतीय विदेश नीति? बहुसंरेखण के लाभ और ख़तरे
एक दशक से भी अधिक समय से, नई दिल्ली और वाशिंगटन में एक रणनीतिक सहमति बन रही थी - कि उभरते चीन को नियंत्रित करने हेतु उनकी साझेदारी सबसे बेहतर विकल्प है। एशिया में, अमेरिका भारत को चीनी आधिपत्य को…
SAV Q&A with Dr. Syed Hussain Soherwordi: Pak-Afghan Tensions, South Asian Geopolitics, and the Road Ahead for Islamabad
While 2025 has witnessed a stabilization of the Pakistani economy, a transformation in ties with the United States, and a notable defense pact with Saudi Arabia, it has also been marked by national security challenges for Pakistan in the form…
Nepal’s Dilemma: Balancing Sovereignty with Ties to India and China
In late August this year, India and China agreed to resume cross-border trade through the Himalayan Lipulekh Pass—one of three historic trade routes linking India’s Uttaranchal to Tibet—without consulting Nepal. The decision to reopen the trade route emerged from the…