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.
For Pakistan, the lessons from 2019 represent a dangerous move towards limited war below the nuclear threshold
March 1, 2022
In a South Asian Voices interview, Lisa Curtis reviews the U.S. response to the Balakot crisis and offers advice to future policymakers.
February 28, 2022
After the Balakot crisis both India and Pakistan claimed victory, which has implications for the use of military force in a future crisis.
February 28, 2022
Geopolitical alignments in South Asia are not the sole lens through which China sees India-Pakistan tensions
February 28, 2022
Over this year, South Asian Voices contributors have analyzed the ways these events and emerging challenges have shaped political, economic, and security affairs across the region.
December 30, 2021
We compiled some of the SAV editorial team’s top picks of 2021, featuring analysis on important and often contentious issues from the subcontinent.
December 29, 2021
Bangladesh has exemplified 50 years of admirable economic and social development by showing its resilience through the worst pandemic of the last century. Despite the difficulties, the economy has bounced back remarkably well.
December 20, 2021
