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, […]
Category: Border
The Impact of COVID-19 Border Closures on Cross-Border Pashtun Communities
The Afghanistan-Pakistan borderlands have long been the subject of controversy. Disagreements over the validity of the Durand Line bifurcating both countries have been a central […]
The IAF and “Deterrence by Punishment” in the Ladakh Crisis
In early May 2020, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) intruded into the Indian side of the disputed and un-demarcated Line of Actual Control (LAC) to […]
Gilgit-Baltistan: China’s Golden Opportunity
Since Gilgit-Baltistan acceded to Pakistan in 1948, it has demanded provincial status. However, due to its colonial association with the disputed region of Kashmir, an […]
لائن آف کنٹرول پر سیزفائر کی خلاف ورزیوں میں اضافہ
۲۰۲۰ کے ابتدائی نصف کے دوران، بھارت اور پاکستان کے درمیان جموں و کشمیر میں واقع لائن آف کنٹرول پر سیزفائر کی خلاف ورزی کے […]
Is Nuclear Deterrence in The Cards for India and China?
The recent Ladakh military standoff between India and China has drawn significant concern and coverage due to its escalatory nature and the increasingly tense relationship […]
The Escalation of Ceasefire Violations across The Line of Control
By the first half of 2020, ceasefire violations across the Line of Control between India and Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir had reached a record-high […]
The Sino-Indian Conflict in Ladakh: An Explainer
Even after five rounds of commander level talks between India and China, the hostilities between the two countries in the Himalayan region have far from […]
The Future of Pakistan-Taliban Ties in Afghanistan
The signing of the Doha Agreement between the Afghan Taliban and the United States in February 2020 represented a success for Pakistan, which had advocated […]
بھارت کا چین کے حوالے سے پالیسی میں روایتی سوچ سے انحراف
جون ۱۵کو دن ڈھلے، بھارتی اور چینی فوجی مشرقی لداخ میں واقع وادی گالوان کے ایک تنگ پہاڑی سلسلے پر بر سر پیکار تھے، جب […]