South Asian Voices

Experts from across South Asia reflect on the events of 2025 in our annual "Year in Review" series. 🌏️🔗 southasianvoices.org/2025-year-in-r…

NEW EXPLAINER ALERT🚨 How is Pakistan navigating active conflicts in its immediate vicinity? What preliminary lessons can be drawn from the Iran conflict to South Asia? @Dr_NaeemSalik addresses these questions and more in our latest episode of Strategic Dialogues: youtu.be/aQ-u8kT0wWg?si…

In this new collection, SAV contributors explore the ongoing conflict and the broader relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan. 🔗⬇️ southasianvoices.org/sav-pakistan-a…

Pakistan must confront "the slower, harder work of dealing with the Afghan sanctuary, along with addressing grievances at home that keep the TTP alive," argues Amer Kayani in @SAVoices. southasianvoices.org/sec-m-oth-n-pa…

For @SAVoices, I emphasized that a more sustainable approach for Isd lies staggering, not isolating, diplomatic eng with Kabul alongside selected coercive measures. It offers a pragmatic pathway to manage security threats without foreclosing pol channels. southasianvoices.org/sec-f-pk-r-pak…

How can Pakistan move from open conflict with Afghanistan toward constructive dialogue, especially as the Iran war complicates the regional security environment? @AfeeraFirdous outlines the policy challenges facing Islamabad. southasianvoices.org/sec-f-pk-r-pak…

Read the Urdu translation of @Haleema_Saadia's article on the expiry of the New START nuclear arms control treaty and implications for India-Pakistan strategic stability, now available on @SAVoices. ow.ly/bGPe50YBr6p

Read the Hindi translation of @Haleema_Saadia's insightful reflection on the expiry of the New START nuclear arms control treaty and the indirect implications for India-Pakistan strategic stability, now available on @SAVoices. ow.ly/WPBn50YAJft

excellent analysis by @FarhanHSiddiqi, one of the finest poli sci scholars. southasianvoices.org/geo-m-pk-r-pak… while Pakistan has done well to position itself to broker this conflict, any prolongation of war will put immense pressure on it to choose sides, a scenario it can ill-afford.

Why is Pakistan pursuing bridge-building diplomacy in the ME? In my latest for @SAVoices I examine strategic, economic and domestic reputational variables shaping this approach. Many thanks @zfazli1 @andrewjgordan for excellent edits and suggestions: southasianvoices.org/geo-m-pk-r-pak…

Pakistan is increasingly playing a "bridge-building" role in the Iran conflict. @FarhanHSiddiqi outlines the strategic, economic, and domestic political factors driving Islamabad's diplomatic push in @SAVoices. southasianvoices.org/geo-m-pk-r-pak…

Rightly said, something I explore in depth with my article for @SAVoices southasianvoices.org/ec-m-pk-r-paki…

In recent years, India has placed the Gulf countries at the center of its westward connectivity ambitions, but the Iran conflict threatens that vision, writes @soumyabh_swears in @SAVoices. southasianvoices.org/ec-m-in-r-indi…

How is the conflict in West Asia threatening India's energy security? How can New Delhi build resilience for future shocks? @ParulBakshi_ discusses these critical questions and more in @SAVoices. southasianvoices.org/ec-f-in-n-indi…

With reports that Iran targeted Diego Garcia with ballistic missiles, revisit Nitya Labh's analysis of the Chagos dispute and the militarization of the wider Indian Ocean. 🔗⬇️ southasianvoices.org/sec-f-oth-n-ch…

Our @stratlearning team has been hard at work on a new explainer unpacking the fundamentals of air defense. Want to better understand how these systems work and their evolving role in South Asia and beyond - including the current conflict? Look no further: stratlearning.org/air-defense-in…

At a time where a regional war has laid bare the criticality of #energy #security, I write for @SAVoices that, the 🇵🇰 Govt's Net Billing Policy ignores structural governance failures and weakens energy security. @fass_air

Pakistan's shift to net billing threatens the viability of solar at a time when decentralized energy infrastructure is more important than ever, argues @f_aider in @SAVoices. southasianvoices.org/ec-m-pk-r-paki…

Pakistan's recent airstrikes in Afghanistan respond to escalating TTP attacks but risk undermining its legal and diplomatic defences in future crises with India. In my latest for @SAVoices, I explore this strategic dilemma southasianvoices.org/sec-m-pk-r-str…

Read the Hindi translation of @soumyabh_swears's article on uncertainty in U.S.-India trade ties, now available on @SAVoices. ow.ly/CpS250Yw3ub

The Chagos dispute represents a "litmus test for the future of order in the Indian Ocean," argues Nitya Labh in @SAVoices. southasianvoices.org/sec-f-oth-n-ch…