How South Asia Plays the BRI Balancing Game
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has fueled a passionate debate across South Asia on the promises and perils of China’s rapid rise across the […]
Category: Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s Tryst with China’s BRI: Economic Boom or Debt Trap?
The China-Bangladesh relationship has enjoyed a growing closeness in recent years, particularly after Xi Jinping’s 2016 visit to Bangladesh – the first by a Chinese […]
جنوب ایشیائی جمہوریت کی تشخیص: سال۲۰۱۸ کا ایک جائزہ
سال ۲۰۱۸ کے دوران جنوب ایشیا میں جمہوریت کی بنیادیں بتدریج مضبوط ہو جانے کے واضح رجحانات دیکھے گئے ہیں۔ جنوب ایشیا کی اکثر جمہوریتیں […]
Measuring South Asian Democracy: An Assessment of 2018
Several key trends in 2018 point toward the gradual entrenchment of democracy in South Asia. While most South Asian democracies are neither theoretically flawless nor […]
Looking Ahead to 2019: Bangladesh’s Crucial Inflection Point
Every year brings Bangladesh more trials and tribulations than the last. Alongside the massive Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh also faces the challenge of hosting a free […]
Ambassador William Milam on Imran Khan, US-Pakistan Relations, and Bangladeshi Elections
This SAV Q&A is part of an ongoing series in which SAV talks to scholars and practitioners to understand the trends and potential inflection points […]
Understanding India’s Tilt to BIMSTEC
In the past few years, Indian policymakers have begun to breathe new life into the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral, Technical and Economic Cooperation […]
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 […]
Railway Diplomacy: China Versus India
In the contemporary era of international relations, many countries have begun to employ non-traditional types of diplomacy in order to improve their relations with other […]
Climate Change in South Asia: A Grave Security Threat
The bulk of the discourse on South Asian security is focused on inter-state rivalry, border demarcation, nuclear threats, or terrorism. On the other hand, environmental […]