Nuclear BrahMos: On the Anvil?
Since the early 2000s, the BrahMos missile system has made India’s military arsenal a formidable one. A product of a joint Indo-Russian initiative, the weapon […]
A Tenuous Moment: Overcoming Current Roadblocks in the India-U.S. Partnership
The India-U.S. 2+2 dialogue scheduled for July 6, 2018 has been put on hold by the United States for the second time due to “unavoidable […]
بھارت کی بحری نیوکلرائزیشن :بحرانی استحکام پر اثرات
بین الاقوامی بڑی طاقتیں بحرِ ہند میں تزویراتی برتری حاصل کرنے کےلئے کئی سالوں سے جوہری آبدوزیں بھیج رہی ہیں۔ حال ہی میں بحرِ ہند […]
Of Sanctions and Delayed Dialogues: Contextualizing Indo-U.S. Strategic Ties
“The orchestra have sufficiently tuned their instruments, the baton has given the signal. And there is a new symphony in play.” It has been two […]
CAATSA-out of the Bag: India’s Balancing Act
The India-United States-Russia triangular dynamics have become increasingly complicated recently. As the United States-Russia relationship has nosedived, signified by the U.S. Congress passing the Countering […]
India’s Naval Nuclearization: Repercussions for Crisis Stability
In an attempt to gain strategic superiority, major powers have sent nuclear submarines into the Indian Ocean for years. Recently, the Indian Ocean has witnessed […]
Paul Staniland on South Asian Elections, Kashmir, and Civil-Military Relations
In this new series, SAV talks to scholars and practitioners to understand the trends and potential inflection points in South Asian security. In an email […]
Is China-India-Pakistan Trilateral Cooperation Possible?
At a recent event on India-China relations in New Delhi, Chinese Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui raised eyebrows when he floated the idea of a […]
Understanding Kargil’s Nuclear Factor: Lessons for Future Crises
The summer of 1999 saw troops of two nuclear-armed states, India and Pakistan, fighting on the peaks of the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir, […]
India-Pakistan Ceasefire Agreement: Too Late to Deliver
On May 29th, the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) from India and Pakistan recommitted to observing the 2003 ceasefire agreement across the Line of […]