ویکسین ڈپلومیسی: بھارت کیلئے فائدہ مند
۲۰۲۰ میں جب کووڈ ۱۹ کی وبا بے قابو ہونے لگی تب ہی معمولی سی امید ابھرنا شروع ہوئی۔ دنیا بھر کے سائنس دانوں نے ویکسین کی تیاری کے لیے تعاون کیا اور فائزر، موڈرنا اور آکسفورڈ-ایسٹرازینکا کی تیار کردہ…
Vaccine Diplomacy: Advantage India
As the COVID-19 pandemic raged on in 2020, a bit of hope began to emerge. Scientists across the world collaborated on developing a vaccine, and a number of leading candidates emerged, including vaccines developed by Pfizer, Moderna, and Oxford-AstraZeneca. While…
Regional Connectivity: Afghanistan’s Key to Economic Self-Reliance
The opening of the Herat-Khaf railway connecting Afghanistan with its western neighbor and second largest trade partner, Iran, has revived optimism for both regional connectivity and Afghanistan’s economic self-reliance. On December 10, 2020, Ashraf Ghani and Hassan Rouhani virtually inaugurated…
Leveraging Greater Quad Cooperation through Disaster Management in the Indo-Pacific
As India-China tensions continue, observers have begun to take a renewed look at what the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue—comprised of India, Japan, Australia, and the United States (the Quad)—can offer as a strategic grouping. Australia’s inclusion in the annual naval exercise…
Policy, Diplomacy, and Aid: Carving a Space for India in the Global Arms Market
In its first term, the Modi administration decided to turnaround India’s defense manufacturing and exports with its “Strategy for Defence Exports,” which was unveiled in September 2014. New Delhi sees this project as a matter of domestic economic importance, self-reliance,…
Looking Back at 2020: SAV Editors’ Picks
At South Asian Voices, we pride ourselves on publishing diverse perspectives from across the subcontinent on important and often contentious issues related to the security, politics, and economics of the South Asia region. Following are the SAV editorial team’s top picks…