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To provide readers with perspective on the implications of the ongoing conflict for South Asian states, SAV editors have collected recent pieces...
After months of negotiations, India and the European Union reached a political inflection point with the signing of a free trade agreement on January...
India has had a longstanding interest in the stability of Afghanistan, in no small part out of geopolitical necessity. In recent months, New Delhi has...
On February 12, Bangladesh held elections for the first time since the ouster of longtime leader Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. Voters delivered a...
The latest protest wave in Iran has plunged Tehran’s authorities into turmoil and significantly widened the region’s risk calculus. Nationwide...
For decades, nuclear energy in India functioned as a tightly state-controlled domain, with a regulatory regime justified by national security...
The employment of military force as a bargaining tool, or the threat to use it, is an essential component of diplomacy and is now widely accepted as...
Following the dramatic political upheaval of September 2025, uncertainty reigns in Nepal ahead of elections planned for early March. In this moment of...
Over the past year, South Asian security dynamics have evolved amid persistent interstate rivalries, domestic political turbulence, and the rapidly...
Pakistan’s fragile ceasefire with Afghanistan frayed dramatically last month after two incidents Islamabad says were directed from across the...
From the May conflict between India and Pakistan to the political revolution in Nepal and the devastating cyclone in Sri Lanka, the region witnessed...
Ever since its announcement in September, the substance, timing, and regional security repercussions of the Saudi Arabia-Pakistan Strategic Mutual...
In this collection, South Asian Voices’ editors compile perspectives on the causes of the September protests and the fresh challenges facing Nepal,...
Soon after taking office in 2014, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi articulated two new visions for cross-border relations: the Neighborhood First...
While debates around the 27th Constitutional Amendment have focused on its political motivations and civil-military implications, the more...
During his visit to Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh in September 2025, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the Northeast as the country’s...
Recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump about the necessity to resume explosive nuclear testing have sparked a global debate on the legacy of...
Last month, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer led an unprecedented 125 member trade delegation to Mumbai, building upon the India-United Kingdom...
Hot on the heels of its May 2025 conflict with India, in which Pakistan used the guided Fatah rocket series against military targets, Islamabad’s...
Last year's political upheaval in Bangladesh and the ongoing conflict in Myanmar underscore significant challenges on India's eastern flank. To make...
While 2025 has witnessed a stabilization of the Pakistani economy, a transformation in ties with the United States, and a notable defense pact with...
The recently announced Saudi-Pakistan Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement (SMDA) came as a surprise to many observers. In India, this development was...
In Bangladesh’s university dorms, the future is already knocking. The recent sweep of student-union elections by candidates aligned with Islami...
In late August this year, India and China agreed to resume cross-border trade through the Himalayan Lipulekh Pass—one of three historic trade routes...
Indian policymakers and analysts often tout the critical role the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (ANI) can play in safeguarding national security and...
In the contemporary nuclear age, dual-capable delivery systems that can carry either conventional or nuclear warheads are widely assumed to be highly...
The Pakistan-India crisis of May 2025 has once again underscored the fragility of South Asia’s deterrence architecture. What began as a localized...
Four years into the second period of rule by the Taliban regime, Afghanistan has plummeted into economic insecurity and a human rights crisis....
After more than two decades as a frontline state in the Global War on Terror, Pakistan continues to face a complex and adaptive threat landscape....
Earlier this month, the Quad took an unprecedented stand on the issue of terrorism at the foreign ministers’ meeting in Washington. The joint...
On 26 July 2024, in an official notification by the Ministry of Interior, the Pakistani government encouraged all government entities to use the term...
In the wake of the May 2025 India-Pakistan conflict, Pakistan's assessment of its deterrence requirements has shifted. The formation of a new Pakistan...
For more than a decade, a strategic consensus had taken shape in both New Delhi and Washington—that their partnership was the best bet to manage a...
After decades of partnership, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have officially signed a “strategic mutual defense agreement.” The joint statement, issued...
Cyberspace is arguably the next battlefield for strategic adversaries, with offensive cyber operations (OCOs) potentially playing a decisive role in...
Last week, Nepal experienced a remarkable and rapid political upheaval, as youth-led protests on Monday, September 8, gave way to violence and...
India’s defense exports reached an all-time high of USD $2.76 billion in FY 2024-25, recording 12 percent growth year-on-year. Today, Indian private...
With the backdrop of intense U.S. pressure over India’s Russian oil imports, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar visited Moscow from...
Last week, Nepal experienced a remarkable and rapid political upheaval, as youth-led protests on Monday, September 8, gave way to violence and...
Even as India-Bangladesh ties have seen signs of economic and political stress in recent days and weeks, one recent development with bilateral...
The United States’ recent diplomatic overtures towards Pakistan have caught many by surprise. At the end of July, Pakistan finalized an important...
South Asian Voices spoke with Dr. Srinath Raghavan on September 3 about the pivotal moment in Indian foreign policy—in the second of two parts,...
India's recent move to put the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance in the wake of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22 has caused a ripple...
India appears to be at a foreign policy crossroads, with a downturn in ties with the United States accompanied by growing engagement with China and...
A year ago, the Pakistani prime minister noted how Pakistan’s economic and political challenges stood in stark contrast to Bangladesh’s...
The India-China geopolitical rivalry has traditionally been viewed through a continental lens, with the border dispute between the neighbors...
Once heralded as a transformative lifeline for Pakistan’s faltering economy, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) now symbolizes missed...
August 5 marked one year since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League (AL) government in Dhaka. In the twelve months since, under an interim...
On July 25, Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington. A day later,...
With Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi preparing to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin at the end of August and...
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