The Myanmar Coup and India’s Refugee Policy
The military coup in Myanmar in early February—and the ensuing crackdown on citizens and political opposition protesting the coup—has led to an emerging refugee crisis […]
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Pakistan’s Visa Diplomacy Dilemma
The T-20 Cricket World Cup 2021 is scheduled to take place in India later this year. The game, most popular in South Asia, draws thousands […]
Disengagement in Ladakh: India and China at a Crossroads
For at least nine months, Indian and Chinese troops have faced off at multiple points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) — the disputed […]
افغانستان پاکستان سرحد پر باڑ کی تعمیر
چمن، بلوچستان میں افغانستان- پاکستان سرحد سیکیورٹی فورسز اور شہریوں کے درمیان مسلسل جاری لڑائی جھگڑوں اور ہلاکت خیز سرحدی جھڑپوں کا مرکز رہی ہے۔ […]
Hot Takes: Ceasefire on the LoC
Yet Another Call for Ceasefire on the LoC – Respite and Relief By: Tanvi Kulkarni In a surprising, albeit positive development in India-Pakistan relations, the […]
Does Eschewing Tactical Nuclear Weapons Continue to Make Strategic Sense for India?
In 2000, Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retired) wrote engaging piece on the question of whether India needed tactical nuclear weapons (TNWs). The erudite soldier-scholar presented valid arguments […]
Fencing the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border
The Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Chaman, Balochistan has been the site of persistent skirmishes and deadly border clashes between security forces and citizens. In November 2020, […]
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, […]
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 […]