Use Environmental Diplomacy to Resolve the Sir Creek Dispute
Introduction The Sir Creek dispute concerns a 38-square-kilometer estuary near the ecologically significant Indus delta area south of the Rann of Kutch. The origins of […]
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Indo-U.S. Relations in 2019: Navigating Complex Differences
Just when it seemed that Indo-U.S. ties had attained a semblance of predictability, relations between the oldest and the largest democracies of the world are […]
Breaking the Impasse: Direct Talks between Army Chiefs
Introduction India and Pakistan exemplify the changed character of warfare in the 21st century. They once fought conventional wars. Now they shadowbox under a nuclear […]
SAV Review: Analyzing Triadic Coercion in South Asia
On Feb. 14, 2019, a suicide bomber from the Islamist terrorist group, Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) caravan, resulting in one […]
Two Decades After Kargil: Lasting Legacies for Pakistan
This year marks two decades since the Kargil conflict between Pakistan and India in 1999. A watershed event on the heels of nuclear tests, the […]
Breaking the Impasse in U.S.-Taliban Talks
At an estimated accumulated cost of USD $975 billion from FY 2001 to FY 2019, the massive expenditure of both economic and political capital as […]
Indian Diplomacy during the Kargil War: Success with a Limited Legacy
The Kargil war marked a significant shift for Indian diplomacy at both the domestic and international levels. By the third week of May 1999, it […]
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SAV Q&A: Harinder Baweja on the Unlearned Lessons of Kargil
This Q&A is part of an ongoing series in which SAV talks to scholars and practitioners to understand the trends and potential inflection points in […]
How India’s Defense Policy Complicates U.S.-India Military Cooperation
The American national security bureaucracy has invested tremendously in India in recent times. Designating India as a “major defense partner” in 2016, then-defense secretary Ashton […]
Pakistan and India Need to Get Their Own Houses in Order
The Pulwama crisis exposed critical lacunae in Indian and Pakistani politics. It became evident that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India is invoking nationalism […]
Explaining Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings
On April 21, 2019, a series of suicide bombings devastated churches and hotels in Sri Lanka. Multiple sites within three different cities (Batticaloa in the […]
Kashmiri Pandits in Indian Discourse: Instruments for Political Gain?
In the context of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, the plight of Kashmiri Pandits has once again been at the forefront of Indian political discourse. […]
What to Make of India’s ASAT Test
India’s ASAT Test: The Space vs Nuclear Dichotomy By: Arka Biswas Announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 27, India’s recent anti-satellite test […]
The Reality of Pulwama: Moving Beyond the Optics
While it has been over a month since the deadly Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)-perpetrated vehicle-borne suicide attack that took place in the Pulwama district of Jammu and […]
Recent U.S.-Taliban Talks: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?
The fifth round of talks between the United States and the Taliban ended in Doha last week after 16 days of engagement. As a result […]
India’s Pakistan-Specific Land Warfare Doctrine: An Overview
Army doctrines, which encapsulate a military service’s warfighting principles, act as a catalyst for experiments with new concepts and terminologies of complex security arrangements. The […]
What Message Does the Latest India-Pakistan Crisis Send to Militants in Kashmir?
On February 14th of this year, a 20-year-old Kashmiri militant, Adil Ahmad Dar rammed an SUV full of explosives into an Indian paramilitary convoy truck […]