Japan’s “India-plus” Strategic Engagement with South Asia
Japan has long been a major development partner for smaller South Asian states, but under the second Abe administration, Tokyo has begun to expand these […]
Regional Affairs
COVID-19 and Nepal’s Migration Crisis
Nepali migrant workers stranded in the Gulf countries, Malaysia, and India to name a few have been hit hard by COVID-19. Some have already lost […]
COVID-19 in South Asia’s Power Politics
The management of COVID-19 reveals which countries are taking the lead in geopolitics in South Asia. On March 12, 2020, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
Online Hate Speech Threatens India’s Image in the Gulf
Riding on India’s growing status as an economic and aspiring military powerhouse, the Modi administration has deftly increased its diplomatic engagement with the Gulf region, […]
سارک بحالی کے امکانات سے انکار قبل از وقت کیوں؟
۲۰۱۸ میں مردہ قرار دی گئی جنوبی ایشیائی تنظیم برائے علاقائی تعاون (سارک)، چند ہفتے قبل تیزی سے پھیلتے کرونا وائرس کے باعث عالمی ہیلتھ […]
COVID-19 Puts Spotlight Back on India-Iran Relations
The United States recently tightened its “maximum pressure” strategy on Iran with more sanctions imposed in the wake of an attack by pro-Iran militias that […]
Modi’s Neighborhood First Promise Fails to Materialize
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemed to go the extra mile to indicate his government would reset India’s relations with countries after he was first […]
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Why Dismissing SAARC’s Revival is Premature
Amidst the global health emergency of a fast-spreading coronavirus, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) came back to life a few weeks ago […]
Geopolitics in the Age of COVID-19: The View from South Asia
Even as South Asia deals with the public health consequences of COVID-19, it is becoming clear that this global pandemic is likely to have lasting […]
COVID-19 in Balochistan and Underlying Sectarian Tensions
In the Pakistan-Iran border town of Taftan in Balochistan province, thousands of pilgrims have been quarantined to prevent the continued spread of COVID-19 into Pakistan. […]
کیا کرونا وائرس سارک کو فعال بنا سکتا ہے؟
وزیراعظم نریندر مودی نے اس وقت بہت سے لوگوں کو حیران کردیا جب ۱۳ مارچ کو انہوں نے ٹوئٹر پر یہ تجویز دی کہ ”کرونا […]
The COVID-19 Outbreak: How has Bangladesh Fared?
While the world grapples with the containment of the COVID-19 outbreak, Bangladesh has been caught napping as the country struggles to track and test for […]
Pakistan’s Evolving Response to COVID-19
On February 26, Pakistan reported its first case of COVID-19 in the port-city of Karachi. Since then, the number of cases has risen to nearly […]
COVID-19: Can it Revive SAARC?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised many when on March 13 he took to Twitter to propose that leaders from the South Asian Association for Regional […]
China’s Gray Zone Tactics in the Indian Ocean
In the last few years, there has been a growing presence of Chinese fishing and research vessels in the waters of the Indian Ocean. Indian […]
بھارت اور پاکستان کے مابین سکڑتی ہوئی ثقافی ڈپلومیسی
ایک ایسے دور میں جب طاقت محض فوجی عظمت کی بنیاد پر طے نہیں ہوتی، ثقافتی ڈپلومیسی کسی بھی ملک کو اپنے “تعلقات کو مضبوط […]
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 […]