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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…
Strategic Relevance Without Reach: India’s Lagging Engagement with ASEAN
The 2025 edition of the State of Southeast Asia Survey Report, published by the ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute, highlights India’s growing strategic importance in the region. Drawing on the responses of Southeast Asian opinion leaders—including policymakers, academics, business professionals, civil society…
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…
As Anti-Junta Resistance Transforms Myanmar, Can India Afford to Play it Safe?
Four years after the military junta in Myanmar seized power in a coup, the country remains locked in a state of relentless armed conflict, political strife, and economic decay. Yet, on a closer look, it seems that a politically sophisticated…
Powering Tensions: Renewable Energy and the Sino-Indian Border Dispute
As geopolitical rivalries evolve, renewable energy projects are emerging as a tool of strategic leverage, particularly along the contested border between India and China — also called the Line of Actual Control (LAC). While the two countries have long used…