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Assessing China’s Growing Footprint in Nepal

Assessing China’s Growing Footprint in Nepal

In early December 2024, Nepali Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli paid an official visit to China — his first bilateral visit abroad after becoming...

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Kamal Dev Bhattarai

How the Maldives Can Navigate Successfully Between India and China

In January 2025, the Maldivian foreign and defense ministers made high-profile visits to New Delhi. Occurring against the backdrop of an...

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Ibrahim Maahil Mohamed

For Arms Control to Thrive in South Asia, a Bilateral Consultative Body is Crucial

For Arms Control to Thrive in South Asia, a Bilateral Consultative Body is Crucial

India and Pakistan have not held significant bilateral arms control talks since 2008, constituting the longest period without such discussions...

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Nasir Mehmood

U.S.-India Partnership in Trump 2.0: Aim High and Expect Less

U.S.-India Partnership in Trump 2.0: Aim High and Expect Less

As Donald Trump assumes power as President of the United States for the second time, with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar...

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Monish Tourangbam

Speed Without Substance? India’s Hypersonic Missile and Implications for Strategic Stability

Speed Without Substance? India’s Hypersonic Missile and Implications for Strategic Stability

On November 16, 2024, India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) conducted a test of what it claimed was a “long-range hypersonic...

23.01.2025 2

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Ali Mustafa

Water as Leverage? Improving Iran’s Treatment of Afghan Migrants

Water as Leverage? Improving Iran’s Treatment of Afghan Migrants

From October 14 to 15, more than 200 Afghan migrants attempting to enter Iran irregularly were reportedly attacked by Iranian border guards....

23.01.2025 1

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Said Hashmat Sadat

The Trump Effect: Will India Lean Into the China Thaw in 2025?

Reversing the trend that India and China ties have witnessed in the last half-decade, the coming year is unusually optimistic. For the first time...

16.01.2025 20

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Jagannath Panda

ट्रम्प 2.0: दक्षिण एशिया हेतु निहितार्थ

रिपब्लिकन उम्मीदवार डॉनल्ड जे. ट्रम्प की विजय के साथ,...

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Dalir Khan

پاکستان کے سلامتی (سے متعلقہ)مسائل سے چین کے ساتھ تعلقات کو نقصان پہنچنے کا خدشہ

چین اور پاکستان کے درمیان طویل عرصے سے قریبی تعلقات رہے ہیں، جنہیں اکثر "آہنی...

16.01.2025 6

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Osama Ahmad

Indus Water Treaty Needs Updates to Keep it Relevant

On August 30, 2024, India formally issued a notice to Pakistan seeking a review and modification of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), citing concerns...

06.01.2025 20

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Namita Barthwal

Pakistan in 2024: Economic Strife, Political Resentment, & Security Pressures Spell Gloom

Pakistan is experiencing multiple crises at once, both at its core and its periphery. The protracted concerns of political instability, economic...

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Farhan Hanif Siddiqi

India’s Domestic Outlook in 2024: Modi Era Powers On but Economic Concerns Continue

As 2024 comes to an end, India finds itself out of step with global trends. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government was not swept away by the...

27.12.2024 3

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Rohan Venkat

Looking Back at 2024: SAV Editors’ Picks

At South Asian Voices, we pride ourselves on publishing diverse perspectives from across the subcontinent on the pressing issues related to the...

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Sav Editorial Staff