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SAV Q&A with Sonia Awale: RSP Sweeps to Victory in Nepal
Nepal held elections on March 5, nearly six months after Gen Z protests led to the collapse of the government. The polls were touted as a clash between the legacy political establishment and a new generation frustrated by the persistent…
طالبان کے زیر انتظام افغانستان کے ساتھ بھارت کی رابطہ کاری
افغانستان کے استحکام میں بھارت کی دیرینہ دلچسپی رہی ہے اور یہ جغرافیائی سیاسی ضرورت کے باعث بھی ہے۔حالیہ مہینوں میں نئی دہلی نے افغانستان میں طالبان حکومت کے ساتھ رابطہ کاری کے لئے محتاط اقدامات کیے ہیں تاکہ اپنے…
India and Malaysia Should Expand Defense Cooperation
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi traveled to Malaysia in early February at the invitation of Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim. During his two-day visit, the two leaders discussed a range of issues of mutual interest, including trade, investment,…
The Shadow of Bangladesh: Elections and Paradiplomacy in Assam
A now-deleted video posted from the official handle of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Assam unit depicted Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma holding a gun and firing bullets on two people who appeared to be Muslims. The post was…
After New START: What the End of U.S.-Russia Arms Control Means for South Asia
The expiration of the New START agreement marks the end of the last bilateral treaty regulating the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals. Signed in 2010 and extended in 2021, New START capped deployed strategic warheads and delivery systems and provided…
Bangladesh First? The Choices Defining Tarique Rahman’s Foreign Policy
On February 12, 2026, Bangladesh held its first election after the fall of Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, secured a decisive two-thirds majority, with 212 of 299 parliamentary seats, ending eighteen…