Introduction At his annual press conference this January, Indian Army Chief General M. M. Naravane said that “There is increased cooperation between Pakistan and China, both in military and non-military fields. A two-front situation is something we mus …
Featured Speakers Dr. Sannia Abdullah Close, Research Affiliate, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University Dr. Manpreet Sethi, Distinguished Fellow and Head of Nuclear Security Project, Centre for Airpower Studies Dr. Nina …
As India and Pakistan push the limits of low-level conflict in repeated crises, increasing Pakistani investments in conventional capabilities could help to shore up deterrence stability and reduce the risk of nuclear use
Fueled by aggressive rhetoric from both capitals, Indian and Chinese ground forces engaged in a standoff between June and August 2017. The Doklam crisis, as it became known, stimulated introspection among officials and experts in both states about the …
Beyond seeing the highest levels of escalation on the Subcontinent in decades, the 2019 Pulwama/Balakot crisis underscored the evolving role of third parties in crisis mediation and de-escalation.
The past six months have seen major disruptions in stability across southern Asia. As tensions in Kashmir continue to simmer, a negotiated settlement in Afghanistan is up for debate, and nationalist discourses gain traction in the region, all eyes are …
Published September 10, 2019 / Held September 19, 2019
The Indian government this week moved toward revoking special status for a contested region, Kashmir, that makes up the country’s only Muslim-majority state. The decision to revoke the constitutional provision that previously gave the Indian-cont …
This review article considers three significant volumes recently published in the field of Southern Asian security studies. These consist of Not War, Not Peace? Motivating Pakistan to Prevent Cross-Border Terrorism, by Toby Dalton and George Perkovich; …
The Stimson Center, in collaboration with the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, hosted a workshop on nuclear effects in South Asia in Colombo, Sri Lanka from February 23-25, 2018. The workshop facilitated discussions in which participants worked t …
Sri Lanka suffered from decades of violence before the Easter Sunday bombings On Easter Sunday, a series of coordinated bomb attacks killed nearly 300 people in Sri Lanka. It was an unhappy reminder for many of the country’s recent history of …
The nuclear competition among China, India and Pakistan is accelerating with the introduction of new ballistic and cruise missiles, multiple warhead missiles and missile defenses. Border clashes between India and Pakistan persist, as do standoffs betwe …
