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Bangladesh First? The Choices Defining Tarique Rahman’s Foreign Policy
On February 12, 2026, Bangladesh held its first election after the fall of Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, secured a decisive two-thirds majority, with 212 of 299 parliamentary seats, ending eighteen…
Bangladesh Is Voting, but Stability Is Not on the Ballot
Bangladesh is at a political crossroads. On February 12, the South Asian country is scheduled to hold a national election alongside a referendum on institutional reforms proposed in the July Charter, a reform package aimed at establishing stronger checks and…
India in 2025: Reckoning with Strategic Autonomy While Attempting Rebalancing
Editor’s Note: This article is part of South Asian Voices’ annual Year in Review series. Browse the full series page here. Indian foreign policy in 2025 has had to navigate a complex external environment that threw up some of the most formidable…
किधर जा रही है भारतीय विदेश नीति? बहुसंरेखण के लाभ और ख़तरे
एक दशक से भी अधिक समय से, नई दिल्ली और वाशिंगटन में एक रणनीतिक सहमति बन रही थी - कि उभरते चीन को नियंत्रित करने हेतु उनकी साझेदारी सबसे बेहतर विकल्प है। एशिया में, अमेरिका भारत को चीनी आधिपत्य को…
SAV Q&A with Dr. Syed Hussain Soherwordi: Pak-Afghan Tensions, South Asian Geopolitics, and the Road Ahead for Islamabad
While 2025 has witnessed a stabilization of the Pakistani economy, a transformation in ties with the United States, and a notable defense pact with Saudi Arabia, it has also been marked by national security challenges for Pakistan in the form…
Nepal’s Dilemma: Balancing Sovereignty with Ties to India and China
In late August this year, India and China agreed to resume cross-border trade through the Himalayan Lipulekh Pass—one of three historic trade routes linking India’s Uttaranchal to Tibet—without consulting Nepal. The decision to reopen the trade route emerged from the…