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Transboundary Water Challenges Are Impacting Sino-Indian Relations
Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped the G20 Summit in New Delhi amid strained bilateral ties with India. Although recent friction or “abnormality” in the India-China relationship has primarily been a product of their disputed land border along the Himalayan frontier—as…
Indo-Bangladesh Relations Following the West Bengal Elections
The Mamata Banerjee-led All-India Trinamool Congress (AITC) has secured a majority, winning 213 seats in the 294-member assembly in the recent West Bengal elections. The AITC’s principal opponent, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won 77 seats while the Indian National…
The Nuclear Taboo, Deterrence, and Institutional Relationships
Waning Nuclear Taboo in South Asia In a recent Stimson Center paper, Nina Tannenwald discusses the dynamics of the “nuclear taboo”, the “normative inhibition against nuclear first use,” in South Asia. Tannenwald points to the declining strength of the nuclear…
Civil Society Mobilization for Reducing Nuclear Risks in South Asia
In 2017 Sobia Paracha examined the role of civil society in reducing nuclear risks globally and in South Asia. In light of the recent 75th anniversary of Trinity test – the world's first nuclear explosion – her words, reproduced below,…
COVID-19 and the Coming Challenges for Sino-Indian Ties
This year marks the 70th anniversary of Sino-Indian diplomatic relations. For most of this time, their ties have been bedeviled by territorial conflicts, status competition, and mutual distrust. Although in recent years both countries have introduced mechanisms to manage their…
The Regional Implications of the U.S.-Taliban Agreement
As the United States and the Afghan Taliban inked an agreement to end the almost two-decade-long war in Afghanistan on February 29, many onlookers welcomed the possibility of an end to the violence while nonetheless fearing conflict resurgence and possible…