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India and Pakistan’s Development of Drones: Implications for Strategic Stability
On 23 August, 2024, a small Indian drone was spotted across the Line of Control in the airspace over Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a reminder of the ever-present tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi. While Pakistan claims it shot down the drone,…
For Arms Control to Thrive in South Asia, a Bilateral Consultative Body is Crucial
India and Pakistan have not held significant bilateral arms control talks since 2008, constituting the longest period without such discussions since the 1980s. There are two plausible policy explanations for this. First, India and Pakistan typically discuss arms control as…
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…
Mapping the Prospect of Arms Control in South Asia
Once considered a factor of stability during the height of the Cold War, the global arms control architecture is now all but crumbling. In South Asia, arms control has always remained elusive, and the prospects for the future seem slimmer…
India and Vietnam Can Do More to Leverage Their Complementarities
On July 30 and August 1 of this year, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited India in an effort to advance a unique relationship driven by shared strategic concerns over China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific. In recent years,…
India’s Shift to Theater Commands: Response Options for Pakistan
In his address at a recent conference in New Delhi, Indian Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan stressed the importance of strengthening cohesion among India’s armed forces. These remarks came in the wake of several moves over the…