Zeba Fazli is a Research Analyst with the South Asia Program at the Stimson Center. She serves as Managing Editor of South Asian Voices, an online magazine featuring strategic analysis and commentary on the security, politics, and economics of the subcontinent. Previously, she spearheaded Stimson’s Strategic Learning initiative, where she produced and co-authored four online courses on South Asian strategic issues, including nuclear deterrence, missile technologies, and naval nuclear dynamics of the Indian Ocean. Zeba has also co-designed and organized Track II dialogues and wargaming exercises focused on South Asian crisis escalation and crisis management.
Zeba has authored various reports, articles, and book chapters on South Asian security and India-Pakistan dynamics, most recently “An Unwieldy Balancing Act: Pakistan Amid South Asian Strategic Competition,” in China-India Contestation in South Asia: Perspectives and Responses from the Region (Routledge, 2026). An expert on the geopolitics and regional security of South Asia, her research interests include popular narratives and rhetoric about India-Pakistan relations.
Previously, Zeba worked at the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. She holds an M.A. in South Asian Studies from Columbia University and a B.A. in History from New York University.
