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Geopolitics & Connectivity in South Asia
Across South Asia and beyond, international connectivity projects from ports to railways promise to bolster geopolitical relations, bring economic growth, and enhance people-to-people ties. In this South Asian Voices series, Sumitha Narayanan Kutty, Ayesha A. Malik, Soraya Parwani, and Nvard…
India-China: One Year After Galwan
In this four-part South Asian Voices series, Arzan Tarapore, Antara Ghosal Singh, Jagannath Panda, and Yubing Sheng discuss India-China relations one year after the onset of the border standoff in Ladakh. With tensions remaining on multiple points of the disputed…
SAV Review Series: The Nuclear Taboo in India and Pakistan
In a recent policy paper for the Stimson Center, "23 Years of Nonuse: Does the Nuclear Taboo Constrain India and Pakistan?" Dr. Nina Tannenwald analyzed the status of the nuclear taboo in South Asia - discussing the ways in which…
Reviewing the Quetta and Wellington Experience
South Asian Voices contributors from India and Pakistan review The Quetta Experience and The Wellington Experience, two books by Stimson Distinguished Fellow, Col. (retd.) David Smith. Covering periods of more than three decades, the Quetta and Wellington Experience draw on…
South Asia in 2020: Year in Review
SAV contributors look back on 2020 and analyze the key political, economic, and security developments in South Asia. Their analysis covers how countries have grappled with the COVID-19 health crisis, border tensions across the region, and the impact of U.S.-China competition…
Instruments of Influence? Chinese Financing in South Asia
The impact of China's rise and economic influence can be felt across the world, and perhaps most prominently in South Asia. From historical linkages with neighboring countries to recent mega-development projects under the Belt and Road Initiative, China has has…