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.
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has severely disrupted the global food markets, thus impacting India's food diplomacy.
June 15, 2022
Quad leaders must develop a robust agenda that delivers meaningful success in pandemic cooperation, emerging technologies and defense and security.
June 7, 2022
South Asia’s northern highlands offer opportunities to spur regional dispute resolution mechanisms through concerted joint-climate action.
May 19, 2022
Anti-Americanism is held by an overwhelming majority of Pakistanis, which presents a challenge for the US in executing its foreign policy goals in Pakistan.
May 10, 2022
India has significant influence over Chinese strategy, which New Delhi should better leverage against Beijing.
May 4, 2022
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency after protests erupted due to severe food and fuel shortages.
April 18, 2022
In order to avoid involvement in a great power competition, South Asian states abstained from voting on a UN resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
March 31, 2022
The crisis in Ukraine should be a wakeup call for India to reduce its dependence on Russian arms
March 4, 2022
