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.
Chinese nuclear signaling towards India is evident through two videos released by Chinese state media in 2021
May 30, 2023
25 years after Washington briefly ended security cooperation with India and Pakistan over their tit-for-tat nuclear testing, a look at the U.S. arms relationship with both countries
May 25, 2023
SAV spoke with Cyril Almeida on the significance of Imran Khan's arrest, and its impact on Pakistan's political future.
May 19, 2023
Directed by the Fund, these reforms paved the way for India’s spectacular growth over the past thirty years and its rise as a global economic power.
May 1, 2023
While there is a threat of violence and financial constraints in conducting elections, there seem to be other reasons to delay an election
April 18, 2023
Migration is often framed as a failure of climate adaptation. It’s better seen as an effective and sustainable response to climate change
March 24, 2023
The Taliban’s inability to address the security and economic concerns of its partners will only exacerbate the glaring issues plaguing Afghanistan
March 17, 2023
How the Russia-Ukraine war is accelerating three long-term shifts in Indian foreign policy
March 9, 2023
