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The India-EU Free Trade Agreement: Contours, Complications, and Regional Spillovers
The conclusion of the India–European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in January 2026 marks one of the most consequential shifts in India’s post-1991 trade strategy. After nearly two decades of negotiations, New Delhi and Brussels have forged an agreement that…
The Other Half of Democracy: Governing and Opposing in Bangladesh’s Democratic Transition
Bangladesh has lived through fifteen years of elections in which genuine political competition was progressively dismantled. Under Sheikh Hasina’s rule from 2009 to 2024, the country came to resemble what comparative political scientists describe as a competitive authoritarian regime: formal…
Bangladesh Is Voting, but Stability Is Not on the Ballot
Bangladesh is at a political crossroads. On February 12, the South Asian country is scheduled to hold a national election alongside a referendum on institutional reforms proposed in the July Charter, a reform package aimed at establishing stronger checks and…
امریکہ-پاکستان کے تعلقات کی خوشگواری چین کے لیے باعثِ فکر کیوں نہیں؟
ستمبر 2025 میں امریکی صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ نے پاکستانی وزیر اعظم شہباز شریف اور آرمی چیف فیلڈ مارشل عاصم منیر کی وائٹ ہاؤس میں میزبانی کی، جو بہتر ہوتے ہوئے امریکہ-پاکستان تعلقات کی اب تک کی سب سے واضح علامت…
India-Russia Relations: Revived Engagements and Remaining Gaps
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi in December 2025 came at a time of growing momentum in India-Russia relations marked by restored political contacts and rekindled economic connections. After a period of uncertainty and hiatus in 2022 and…
SAV Q&A with Johann Chacko: South Asian Security in Shifting Global Landscape
Over the past year, South Asian security dynamics have evolved amid persistent interstate rivalries, domestic political turbulence, and the rapidly shifting global political landscape. On January 28, South Asian Voices spoke with Johann Chacko about the most important factors shaping…