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India-China Disengagement: Bilateral and Regional Implications
The recent border agreement between India and China marks a significant diplomatic breakthrough, especially considering the heightened tensions between the two sides following the Galwan Valley clash in 2020. Reached after years of negotiations to resolve a military standoff that…
Trump 2.0 Could Recalibrate U.S. Indo-Pacific Engagements
The just-concluded U.S. election was a dramatic showdown in more ways than one, leaving observers on edge as both a Republican and a Democratic win seemed equally plausible. Ultimately, Donald Trump clinched an unexpectedly decisive victory, securing both the popular…
2024 U.S. Elections and Afghanistan’s Uncertain Future
Washington’s relationship with Afghanistan was once a central talking point in U.S. foreign policy, but in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the country receives far less attention in policy debates. As the United States heads to the…
What Will a Breakdown in the Global Moratorium on Nuclear Testing Mean for South Asia?
Across its two and a half years, the Russia-Ukraine war has catalyzed an already ongoing unraveling of nuclear arms control and nonproliferation norms. The current downturn has been characterized by Russia rescinding its commitments to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty…
At a Crossroads: Jaishankar’s SCO Visit and the India-Pakistan Impasse
Pakistan-India relations are currently in a uneasy state of no peace-no war. Bilateral engagement is virtually frozen, occasionally shaken by multilateral gatherings such as the ongoing Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit where rhetorical duels between Pakistani and Indian representatives often…
Are India-China Ties on the Mend?
In the past few months, there has been a sudden uptick in official interactions between India and China. Their foreign ministers met twice in July, followed by the 30th and 31st rounds of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination…