Nepal’s Delicate Dance with China on BRI
For the second edition of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held in Beijing late last week, there was high-level participation from Nepal, […]
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Bangladesh’s Tryst with China’s BRI: Economic Boom or Debt Trap?
The China-Bangladesh relationship has enjoyed a growing closeness in recent years, particularly after Xi Jinping’s 2016 visit to Bangladesh – the first by a Chinese […]
Loya Jirga and the Afghan Peace Process: Will Ghani’s Gamble Work?
After weeks of confusion, Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission recently announced that the presidential elections, originally scheduled for April but delayed twice, will finally be held […]
Engaging the Dragon: Lessons from Sri Lanka and Nepal’s BRI Experience
Since President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, Indian and Western analysts have consistently characterized China’s participation in South Asian […]
Gulf Mediation during the Pulwama Crisis: Jumping on the Bandwagon
The February 2019 suicide attack that took the lives of at least 40 paramilitary forces in Indian-administered Kashmir put both Pakistan and India into another […]
Rahimullah Yusufzai on What to Expect from the Taliban in Afghan Peace Talks
This SAV Q&A is part of an ongoing series in which SAV talks to scholars and practitioners to understand the trends and potential inflection points […]
Understanding Iran’s Moves in the Afghan Endgame
Much has been speculated about the United States’ troop withdrawal announced by President Trump from Syria and, reportedly, from Afghanistan. At the 2019 State of […]
Tracing China’s Engagement in Afghanistan: History and Motivations
Since the beginning of the 2001 NATO campaign in Afghanistan, the leading player in the political and security conflict has been the United States. But […]
Nepal’s Predicament: Stuck between the Indo-Pacific and BRI?
With the new government led by Nepal Communist Party Chairman (NCP) KP Sharma Oli completingone year in office last month, novel foreign policy challenges have […]
The Curious Case of India-Iran-United States Dynamics
Multi-alignment is the new buzzword in India’s foreign policy discourse. At the moment, the global trend is towards multipolarity and New Delhi sees multi-alignment as […]