Reviewing Chinese Engagement in South Asia
The Stimson Center’s latest South Asian Voices (SAV) series, “Instruments of Influence? Chinese Financing in South Asia,” examines the geopolitical implications of Chinese economic engagement […]
Category: Cooperation
Hot Takes: Australia to Join Malabar 2020
India’s formal invitation to Australia to join the Malabar Exercise 2020 in November has raised two important questions. First, does this signal a change in […]
India and France: From Strategic Partners to a Strategic Alliance
As China asserts its growing military and diplomatic power in the Indo-Pacific, India under Narendra Modi has sought to reciprocate in kind. Over the last […]
The Nepal-India Border Dispute: Improving Dialogue
This June, Nepal amended its constitution to depict Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh, and Kalapani – areas disputed with India – within Nepali territory. The current border dispute […]
افغان سیاسی تصفیے کی ممکنہ اشکال
بین الافغان مذاکرات کیلئے مقام اور تاریخ کے عنقریب متوقع اعلان نے افغانستان میں پر امن سیاسی تصفیے کے امکانات کے حوالے سے امیدوں کو […]
Likely Scenarios for An Afghan Political Settlement
The imminent announcement of a date and venue for possible intra-Afghan talks—the first round of negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban—has generated optimism […]
بھارت اور پاکستان کے مابین سکڑتی ہوئی ثقافی ڈپلومیسی
ایک ایسے دور میں جب طاقت محض فوجی عظمت کی بنیاد پر طے نہیں ہوتی، ثقافتی ڈپلومیسی کسی بھی ملک کو اپنے “تعلقات کو مضبوط […]
The Shrinking Space for Cultural Diplomacy between India and Pakistan
In a world where power is no longer determined solely by military might, cultural diplomacy leverages a country’s identity, values, and traditions to “strengthen relationships, […]
Launching an Expanded Missile Flight-Test Notification Regime
China, India, and Pakistan are engaged in a nuclear competition of growing intensity. The increased range and destructive capacity of regional ballistic-missile-delivery vehicles means that […]
INDIA, CHINA, AND THE BATTLE OF PERCEPTIONS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC
In 2018, Vivek Mishra assessed the importance of narrative-building, based on both hard and soft power, in the India-China battle for influence among countries in the […]