Nowhere is the risk of strategic instability and nuclear exchange greater than in South Asia. Should South Asia succumb to arms races, crises, and war, the region could play a destabilizing role well beyond the Subcontinent. The South Asia program produces policy analysis and academic research on regional strategic trends and geopolitical dynamics in order to inform both policy debates and scholarly work. We believe this dispassionate, reasoned approach is vital to generating high-quality strategic thinking that will advance regional and global stability.
The program also focuses its efforts on partnering with the next generation of South Asian analysts and policymakers to build better tools for regional stewardship and enduring relationships for deliberative engagement. We seek to foster space for respectful dialogue and debate for all those who seek it, be they rising scholars, contemporary experts, or even government officials from New Delhi, Islamabad, Washington DC, and Beijing.
Video interviews with experts on strategic and technical dimensions of air defense
March 20, 2026
Exploring India’s nuclear posture and modernization efforts in a changing regional security environment with two nuclear-armed adversaries
March 11, 2026
Exploring the role of open-source AI development and deployment in the context of the U.S.-India relationship
March 4, 2026
Stimson experts react to the US-India trade deal, as Washington and New Delhi put the finishing touches on a long-awaited pact
February 4, 2026
Exploring the role of open-source AI development and deployment in the context of the U.S.-India relationship
February 3, 2026
Tong Zhao joins Stimson senior fellow Daniel Markey for a conversation unpacking China’s nuclear modernization effort
February 2, 2026
Feroz Hassan Khan joins Elizabeth Threlkeld for a conversation on the concept of limited war and the future of strategy in South Asia
January 7, 2026
Regional experts unpack one of the most eventful years in recent history for South Asia, where the geopolitical landscape underwent rapid, often unexpected, transformation.
December 11, 2025
