Growing U.S.-Bangladesh Security Cooperation: The 9th Security Dialogue
Bangladesh and the United States convened their 9th Bilateral Security Dialogue on September 5, 2023, in Dhaka, signifying an important moment in the progressive consolidation of bilateral security cooperation. The month before, senior officers from the U.S. and Bangladesh militaries…
India in America’s Vision
Over the past two decades, U.S.-India relations have progressed on an upward trajectory, signifying a growing strategic congruence – if not convergence. From the vantage point of New Delhi, an analysis of this bilateral relationship is often colored by what…
SAV Q&A with Lisa Curtis: U.S. Lessons from Balakot
On February 9th, 2022 Lisa Curtis spoke with South Asian Voices Managing Editor Brigitta Schuchert and Associate Editor Isha Gupta on the U.S. role in the Balakot crisis, lessons for future policymakers, and the impact of shifting geopolitical alignments on…
افغانستان۲۰۲۱ میں: جمہوریہ کا خاتمہ اور اسلامی امارات کی واپسی
۲۰۲۱ کے آغاز پر افغان عوام کو تنازعات اور و معاشی چیلنجز کے ایک اور سال کا سامنا ہوا جس میں امید کا ایک سلسلہ بھی تھا کہ شائد ان کی قیادت اور طالبان بین الافغان امن مذاکرات کے ذریعے…
Afghanistan in 2021: The End of the Republic and the Return of the Islamic Emirate
At the beginning of 2021, Afghans faced another year of conflict and economic challenge, retaining some semblance of hope that their leadership and the Taliban would be able to reach a political resettlement through the intra-Afghan Peace Talks. In August,…
Buddhist Nationalism and Burgeoning Alignments: Sri Lanka’s Transitional Justice Dilemma
In March 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed Resolution 46/1, which mandated a new process to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence of crimes committed during Sri Lanka’s 26-year-long civil war. Originating in ethnic tensions between the minority…