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Fracture in Transatlantic Ties: Charting Possibilities for India
U.S.-European defense ties have shaped international security since the twentieth century. However, growing uncertainty in the transatlantic relationship under the second Trump administration and pushes for a European nuclear deterrent recently have cast doubt on the durability of these ties.…
The Evolution and Future of Third-Party Crisis Management in South Asia: Regional Perspectives and Beyond
To better understand the implications of third-party interventions during crises on the subcontinent, the South Asian Voices (SAV) editorial team collaborated with the Stimson Center’s Strategic Learning team to compile a collection of relevant resources and analysis from regional and…
India’s Past Lessons, Current New Normal, and Future Pakistan Policy
After a four-day conflict involving missile strikes, drone incursions, and intense aerial combat, India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on May 10. Both nations have since declared victory and celebrated what they claim is a new approach of dealing…
India’s Approach to Taliban 2.0: Cautious and Persistent
Recent Indian moves such as foreign secretary Vikram Misri’s meeting with the Taliban regime’s foreign minister in January 2025 and news reports of New Delhi potentially accepting a Taliban representative to head the embassy have generated a lot of curiosity…
The EU-India Partnership: Realigned and Re-imagined?
Last month, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and a team of European Union (EU) Commissioners was on an official visit to India. The delegation, comprising 22 out of the 27 members of the EU College of…
India’s Nuclear Bet: Liberalization, Small Reactors, and Big Ambitions
Below, Hely Desai analyzes India’s development of small modular reactors and its implications for New Delhi’s nuclear energy and economic goals. In a recent piece, Brigadier (Retd). Zahir Kazmi responds with some of the concerns that this development generates in…