Appraising the Human Security of CPEC
Ever since the launch of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in 2015, there has been debate regarding its viability in the economic, political, and security […]
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Indian Elections 2019: Will Modi’s “Strongman” Image Bring Electoral Success?
On February 26, when India struck a terror camp inside Pakistan in response to the February 14 suicide bombing that killed 40 Central Reserve Police […]
Indian Elections 2019: The Missing Debate on Key Economic Challenges
Much of the election discourse in India so far in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls seems peculiar. After a five-year term, […]
Saudi Arabia’s Investment in Pakistan: No Strings Attached?
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Salman (MBS), began his Asia tour on February 17th with a two-day visit to Pakistan. He was […]
Measuring South Asian Democracy: An Assessment of 2018
Several key trends in 2018 point toward the gradual entrenchment of democracy in South Asia. While most South Asian democracies are neither theoretically flawless nor […]
The Electoral Politics of the BJP’s Statue Nationalism
India has built the world’s tallest statue, the Statue of Unity, on a river island of the Narmada River in Gujarat. The statue is a […]
Can China Spur Economic Development in South Asia?
After the initiation of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, South Asia has often been described as the linchpin of connectivity amongst BRI-participating […]
Unfurling Black Flags: ISIS and the Divide over Islam in Kashmir
As the “deadliest year in a decade” was coming to an end for Kashmir, on December 28th a group of youngsters with their faces covered […]
Looking Ahead to 2019: A Precarious Year for Afghanistan
The United Nations Strategic Review of 2017 reclassified Afghanistan from a post-conflict state to an active conflict state. As we enter 2019, the conflict not […]
Looking Ahead to 2019: Sri Lanka’s Uncertain Future
The collapse of the coalition government, leading to a constitutional crisis, highlighted a year marred by uncertainty for Sri Lankan politics and economics. While some […]