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Pakistan’s Coercive Afghan Diplomacy: Doomed to Failure?
The employment of military force as a bargaining tool, or the threat to use it, is an essential component of diplomacy and is now widely accepted as standard practice in statecraft. Coercive diplomacy, in particular, is a defensive strategy used to…
Maldives in 2025: Navigating Security, Governance, and Economic Pressures in a Volatile Year
Editor’s Note: This article is part of South Asian Voices’ annual Year in Review series. Browse the full series page here. The year 2025 has been transformative for the Maldives, marked by a complex interplay of domestic political turbulence, strategic foreign partnerships,…
Bangladesh in 2025: The Political Game Over Elections and the Battle for Democratic Credibility
Editor’s Note: This article is part of South Asian Voices’ annual Year in Review series. Browse the full series page here. Marked by political upheaval and heightened public desire for accountability and transparency, the last few years have been eventful for Bangladesh.…
India in 2025: Reckoning with Strategic Autonomy While Attempting Rebalancing
Editor’s Note: This article is part of South Asian Voices’ annual Year in Review series. Browse the full series page here. Indian foreign policy in 2025 has had to navigate a complex external environment that threw up some of the most formidable…
SAV Q&A on Third Party Intervention Post Pahalgam Pt 3: Daniel Markey on U.S. Role and Implications for Ties with India & Pakistan
On May 14, 2025, Daniel Markey spoke with South Asian Voices Editor-in-Chief Akriti Vasudeva Kalyankar and Associate Editor Elizabeth Zazycki on U.S. involvement in terminating the India-Pakistan crisis, President Donald Trump's recent comments on the Kashmir dispute, and the implications of these…
Afghanistan’s Regional Engagement under Taliban 2.0
The Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 dramatically altered regional geopolitics and security dynamics across South Asia. Nearly four years later, the country’s economic recovery continues to be precarious, the restrictions on women and girls remain in…