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2022: Year in Review
South Asian countries faced many challenges this year. An economic crisis in Sri Lanka, shifting political dynamics in Nepal, devastating floods in Pakistan, and spillover effects of the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan threatened stability in the region. India’s accidental missile…
Military Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War for South Asia
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has had profound consequences for South Asia, continuing to shape the region's existing perceptions and policies on conventional warfare and nuclear signaling. This two-part series examines the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on India and Pakistan’s…
Disinformation and Crisis Escalation in South Asia
Perhaps the most notable global shift in the past decade has been the sheer speed at which information travels. While this has exciting prospects for knowledge sharing and innovation, it has also contributed to the multifaceted challenge that disinformation poses…
From the Editors: The Ukraine Crisis and Implications for South Asia
The world has fundamentally changed just over a month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the decision to launch “a special military operation” into Ukraine on February 24, more than four million Ukrainians have…
The Crisis That Wasn’t: A Review of India’s Accidental Missile Launch into Pakistan
On March 9, a cruise missile launched from Western India crossed the international border into Pakistan, landing in the small city of Mian Channu. The missile crash caused no significant damage or civilian harm, and was noted to be “unarmed”…
Regional Roundtable: Reflections on Balakot
On February 14, 2019 a suicide bombing on an Indian paramilitary convoy in Pulwama in Indian Administered Kashmir killed at least 40 security personnel. The attack, carried out by a young Kashmiri man named Adil Ahmad Dar and claimed by…