South Asian Voices
@SAVoices
@StimsonCenter’s online policy platform featuring strategic analysis on South Asia. Editors: @avasudeva_87 @e_zazycki
With the attack in Pahalgam setting off a crisis between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan, SAV asked experts to reflect on the implications of this crisis for India-Pakistan ties, the Kashmir dispute, and regional stability. Thread 👇 southasianvoices.org/pahalgam-after…
The possible revival of the Russia-India-China (RIC) trilateral captured headlines over the weekend. Read @CarlJaison's deep dive on the RIC grouping in India's grand strategy. southasianvoices.org/the-ric-triang…
Can the Quad convert words into action on counterterrorism cooperation? @StimsonCenter South Asia Visiting Fellow @DrBhatt_Pooja suggests adding intelligence sharing, information exchanges, and training to the agenda ahead of the leaders' summit in India this autumn.…
What can governments do to reduce the destabilizing effect of disinformation in conflict? @K_Roshni and Diotima Chittoraj offer important lessons from the May 2025 India-Pakistan crisis. southasianvoices.org/sec-f-oth-r-in…
Surendar Singh argues that New Delhi must stand firm on agriculture, intellectual property, and digital trade in the ongoing U.S.-India trade negotiations. southasianvoices.org/ec-m-in-r-us-i…
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@StimsonCenter South Asia Visiting Fellow @DrBhatt_Pooja unpacks the Quad's renewed focus on counterterrorism and suggests avenues for future collaboration ahead of the leaders' summit in India later this year. southasianvoices.org/geo-f-in-r-qua…
India cannot concede to U.S. trade demands without sacrificing domestic development imperatives, warns Surendar Singh. Read his analysis of the ongoing U.S.-India trade talks. southasianvoices.org/ec-m-in-r-us-i…
How did disinformation shape the May 2025 India-Pakistan crisis? @K_Roshni and Diotima Chittoraj dive into the alarming role of partisan media and artificial intelligence in amplifying falsehoods during the conflict. southasianvoices.org/sec-f-oth-r-in…
China has begun construction on the Yarlung Tsangpo megadam, raising concern among lower riparian states India and Bangladesh. Revisit @RahulLa48690214 and Ravindra Jaybhaye's perceptive analysis of South Asia's hydropolitical future. southasianvoices.org/geo-m-in-r-iwt…
Shantanu Roy-Chaudhury cautions New Delhi against a policy of "cooperative coexistence" with China, citing an ongoing Chinese campaign of economic and strategic pressure on India. southasianvoices.org/geo-m-in-n-lim…
Despite growing diplomatic engagement, China's economic coercion and support for Pakistan reveal a fundamentally competitive approach towards India, writes @ShantanuRC09 southasianvoices.org/geo-m-in-n-lim…
Jaishankar's visit to China caps off a remarkable warming period in India-China relations, and sets the stage for Modi's likely trip to Tianjin at the end of August. Revisit analysis from @prateekkapil on the reset in India-China ties. southasianvoices.org/geo-m-in-r-ind…
ICYMI: In an "emerging era of financial multipolarity," India should proactively diversify its economic relationships and promote the rupee on the global stage, argues Ram Singh. southasianvoices.org/ec-m-in-n-de-d…
The Dalai Lama's succession plans could complicate India's recent push for closer ties with China. Read @rushali_saha's perspective on the diplomatic dilemma facing New Delhi. southasianvoices.org/geo-f-in-r-del…
A ripple effect from India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty? @RahulLa48690214 and Ravindra Jaybhaye examine South Asia's shifting hydropolitical future, from new dam projects to the upcoming renegotiation of the Ganga Waters Treaty. southasianvoices.org/geo-m-in-r-iwt…
The succession of the Dalai Lama poses a fresh challenge to New Delhi's "traditional balancing act" on Tibet, threatening the normalization of China-India ties, writes @rushali_saha southasianvoices.org/geo-f-in-r-del…
Following India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, @RahulLa48690214 and Ravindra Jaybhaye analyze how China, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan are adjusting to a new era in South Asian hydropolitics. southasianvoices.org/geo-m-in-r-iwt…
"पाकिस्तान के उप-परंपरागत छद्म युद्ध के विरुद्ध अंतर्राष्ट्रीय कूटनीतिक जांच कराने में भारत के असफल प्रयासों के कारण एक दृढ़ सैद्धांतिक परिवर्तन का मार्ग प्रशस्त किया है, जो इस सैन्य टकराव से परे भी गूँजेगा।" - @VatsRishap southasianvoices.org/%e0%a4%ad%e0%a…
South Asian nations are exploring new avenues for regional collaboration outside of the increasingly marginalized SAARC. In this piece from May 2025, @soumyabh_swears explains why BIMSTEC might be the answer. southasianvoices.org/geo-m-in-n-bim…
With the recent trilateral dialogue in Kunming, revisit @Salmanbettani and Aparna Divya's prescient analysis of the Bangladesh-Pakistan-China triangle and India's strategic challenge from April 2025. southasianvoices.org/geo-c-co-r-ban…
How can Bangladesh navigate complex geopolitical dynamics in Southern Asia? In this piece from April 2025, @saqlain_rizzve argues that Dhaka should adopt a strategy of "flexible hedging" with diverse "issue-based alignments." southasianvoices.org/gd-m-bang-new-…
