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.
Advocates for Afghan women urge the strategic importance of women’s involvement in creating a sustainable peace for Afghanistan
July 2, 2024
Islamabad is doing everything right with its messaging to Beijing, but Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership have to implement policy that looks at the long-term goal
June 28, 2024
If both India and Pakistan continue to modernize their warfighting capabilities without restraint, they will end up critically impeding their nuclear signaling capabilities
June 27, 2024
Insulating the Indus Water Treaty from domestic pressures in India and Pakistan to keep it from becoming increasingly politicized
June 27, 2024
India and China are seeking to extend their spheres of influence in the IOR in different ways which is causing turmoil in the region
June 16, 2024
Forging a path for Afghanistan’s economic future, financial and infrastructural reforms will be crucial pathways for sustainable growth.
June 12, 2024
The tensions between normative underpinnings of sovereignty and populist attempts to reassert territorial claims risk undermining years of bilateral diplomatic success
May 31, 2024
NCBMs regimes can reduce nuclear risks through crisis communication infrastructure, review and monitoring mechanisms, and protecting nuclear dialogue
May 22, 2024
