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India’s Rise in Global Defense Exports and the Way Forward
India’s defense exports reached an all-time high of USD $2.76 billion in FY 2024-25, recording 12 percent growth year-on-year. Today, Indian private and public sector defense companies collectively export defense products to 100 countries worldwide. This upward trajectory reflects the…
भारत-पाकिस्तान संकट सौदेबाज़ी में विरोधाभास का समाधान
पहलगाम आतंकी हमले के पश्चात्, भारत-पाकिस्तान के बीच एक नया गतिरोध उपजा, जिसके कारण पर्यवेक्षक भारत की तनाव में वृद्धि और पाकिस्तान की जवाबी कार्यवाही के परिणामों पर उद्वेग होकर विचार कर रहे हैं। चार दिनों के टकराव और युद्ध…
Five Key Concepts to Understand the India-Pakistan Crisis
The recent India-Pakistan crisis drew global attention, but meaningful analysis requires applying an understanding of strategy and technology. This explainer, developed by Stimson’s Strategic Learning initiative, explores five key concepts — deterrence, the stability-instability paradox, escalation, standoff weapons, and crisis…
Armed Rivalry: Assessing India and Pakistan’s Military Buildup Amid Renewed Tensions
India-Pakistan tensions have flared up into a crisis once again. On May 7, India launched missile strikes into mainland Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir in response to a deadly militant attack in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir. The days of fighting that…
SAV Q&A with Lisa Curtis: The Pahalgam Crisis & U.S. role
On April 30, 2025, Lisa Curtis spoke with South Asian Voices Editor-in-Chief Akriti Vasudeva Kalyankar and Associate Editors Elizabeth Zazycki and Omaer Naeem on the implications of the India-Pakistan crisis post Pahalgam, the potential U.S. role in deescalating the situation, and how…
Why the Kashmir Attack Could Start Another India-Pakistan Crisis
On Tuesday, April 22, terrorists attacked a group of tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing 26 people and injuring several more. It appears to be the worst massacre of Indian civilians in the insurgency-afflicted state of Kashmir in at least 20 years. India has long blamed Pakistan…