Chinese Financing in South Asia: The Story of Sri Lanka
South Asian Voices recently published a series on Chinese financing in the South Asian region discussing the perspectives of three countries: Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan. […]
Category: Development
Why India’s Farmers are Protesting the New Farm Laws
Tens of thousands of farmers from northern Indian states are camped outside the capital New Delhi to oppose the three farm laws passed by the […]
Policy, Diplomacy, and Aid: Carving a Space for India in the Global Arms Market
In its first term, the Modi administration decided to turnaround India’s defense manufacturing and exports with its “Strategy for Defence Exports,” which was unveiled in […]
Afghanistan 2020 Year in Review: Roadblocks to Peace Persist
The year 2020 presented a mix of hope and challenge for the Afghan people and the world. The peace agreement signed between the Taliban and […]
اقتصادیات اور اثراندازی: نیپال میں چینی سرمایہ کاری
دہائیوں کے سیاسی عدم استحکام کے بعد آخرکار نیپال ۲۰۱۵ کے آئین کے تحت حال ہی میں اپنائے گئے وفاقی ڈھانچے کے ذریعے ایک مستحکم […]
Instruments of Influence? Chinese Financing in South Asia
Through efforts like the Belt and Road Initiative, China finances an increasing number of development projects in South Asia. From rebuilding and enhancing the strategic […]
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 […]
Developing “Southern” Balochistan
On September 12, during his brief visit to Balochistan’s provincial capital Quetta, Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan hinted at a special development package said […]
Economics And Influence: Chinese Investment in Nepal
After decades of political instability, Nepal is finally poised for a stable future with a newly adopted federal structure embedded in its 2015 constitution. The […]
The Teesta Quagmire: India’s Missed Opportunity?
Amidst heightened border tensions between India and China, news that Bangladesh was considering moving ahead with extensive lending from China for management of the Teesta river […]