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SAV Q&A with Pallavi Aiyar: Modi-Xi’s BRICS Meeting and India-China Relations
On September 12, 2026, China’s President Xi Jinping came to India for the first time in seven years to attend the BRICS summit in New Delhi. The India-China relationship has changed quite dramatically since Xi’s last visit in 2019: the…
Facing the TTP Drone Threat in Pakistan
In recent years, drones have become a common sight in many areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), thanks in large part to their use by Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and their affiliates against Pakistani law enforcement agencies (LEAs). These groups have used…
पाकिस्तान-अफ़ग़ानिस्तान तनाव: एक क्षेत्रीय संकट के बीच खुला युद्ध
फ़रवरी के अंत में, इस्लामाबाद राजधानी क्षेत्र (आईसीटी) में मस्जिदों पर हुए आतंकवादी हमलों के उपरांत, तहरीक-ए-तालिबान पाकिस्तान (टीटीपी) पर आरोप लगाते हुए पाकिस्तान ने अफ़ग़ानिस्तान के सीमावर्ती प्रांतों पर हवाई प्रहार किए, जिसके अंतर्गत टीटीपी और इस्लामिक राज्य खुरासान…
The Shadow of Bangladesh: Elections and Paradiplomacy in Assam
A now-deleted video posted from the official handle of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Assam unit depicted Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma holding a gun and firing bullets on two people who appeared to be Muslims. The post was…
تہران میں ہلچل: پاکستان کے لیے تزویراتی خدشات کا تجزیہ
ایران میں حالیہ احتجاجی لہر نے تہران کے حکام میں کُھلبلی مچا دی ہے اور خطے کو درپیش خدشات کے تخمینے کو نمایاں طور پر بڑھا دیا ہے۔ ملک گیر احتجاجات ابتدا میں ایران کی کمزور معیشت کے باعث پُھوٹے،…
Political Flux in Nepal: Strategic Adjustments by India and China
Following the dramatic political upheaval of September 2025, uncertainty reigns in Nepal ahead of elections planned for early March. In this moment of transition, the political, economic, and legal dimensions of the domestic crisis have received considerable attention, but the…