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India Should Take a Proactive Interest in the TAPI Pipeline
On September 11, 2024, the Taliban regime in Afghanistan declared a public holiday in Herat to mark the resumption of work on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline. At the inauguration ceremony, Taliban chief Mohammad Hassan Akhund and President Serdar Berdimuhamedov…
The Path Forward for Pakistan’s Energy Transition
Recently, the Pakistani government severed longstanding contracts with private companies producing power, known as Independent Power Producers (IPPs), in a bid to tackle the issue of expensive electricity in the country. The IPP’s heavy dependence on burning imported fossil fuels…
Nepal-India Relations Under New Governments: Time for a Refresh?
Nepal recently ushered in its fourth government with different combinations of parties since the December 2022 parliamentary elections when the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) (CPN (UML)) chair K. P. Sharma Oli was sworn in as the Prime…
Amidst a Political Imbroglio: What’s Next for Bangladesh’s Nuclear Energy Dreams?
The current situation in Bangladesh, marked by the fallout from months-long student protests and the subsequent resignation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has plunged the country into uncertainty. Despite an interim government now taking charge and attempting to navigate…
SAV Collection: South Asia’s Quest for Nuclear Energy
South Asia, home to over two billion people and a quarter of the global population, has experienced remarkable economic expansion over the past decade. However, this growth has been accompanied by a significant surge in energy demand. Pakistan has set…
The Importance of Nuclear Energy and Electric Vehicles to Pakistan’s Economic Future
As we enter 2024, economic policy considerations remain at the fore for Pakistan as it faces one of its worst crises in years. Pakistan’s ongoing macroeconomic instability is being fueled by a fiscal imbalance, high dependence on oil imports, and…