How South Asia Plays the BRI Balancing Game
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has fueled a passionate debate across South Asia on the promises and perils of China’s rapid rise across the […]
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Evaluating India and Pakistan’s Strategic Narratives
In a recent series for South Asian Voices, two scholars each from India and Pakistan shared their thoughts on India and Pakistan’s military doctrines, postures, […]
ٹرمپ کی افغانستان حکمتِ عملی کا جائزہ:کیانیشنل سکیورٹی کے مقاصد حل ہو گئے؟
صدرڈونلڈ ٹرمپ نے اگست ۲۰۱۷ میں افغانستان اور جنوبی ایشیا سے متعلق نئی حکمتِ عملی ترتیب دی اور کہا کہ “ہمیں افغانستان اور جنوبی ایشیا […]
India, Pakistan, and the Tussle of Escalation Dominance
The cancellation of a meeting between the Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers that was to be held on the sidelines of the United Nations General […]
Twenty Years into Nuclear South Asia: Pathways to Stability
Amidst the regional optimism in South Asia that immediately followed the February 1999 Lahore Declaration, few scholars and analysts of the time would have predicted […]
Is the Indian Military Preparing for Total War?
Three recent exercises undertaken by the Indian military suggest it may be gearing up for prosecuting war in the nuclear age: air exercise Gagan Shakti […]
CPEC Today: China’s $62 Billion Gamble
Ever since its formal launch in April 2015, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)—a massive transport corridor project that comprises part of Beijing’s broader Belt and […]
Understanding Russian Engagement in South Asia
Reports of Russian initiatives dealing with the Afghan situation and their outreach to Pakistan have set the proverbial cat among the pigeons. Many believe that […]
Experts Ki Rai: Tanvi Madan on US-India Defense Partnership
In a recent speech, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter stated that the U.S.-India defense partnership would become “an anchor of global security.” In turn, defense and […]
What’s the Future of CBMs in South Asia?
One of India’s eminent strategists, the late K. Subrahmanyam, once observed, “There is not much, if at all any, literature on the game of deterrence […]