Tag: South Asia

From Aid to Influence: India’s Pharmaceutical Footprint in South Asia (Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury, Subhangi Mukherjee – Observer Research Foundation)

One of the most significant developments in global healthcare supply chains has been India’s emergence as the “Pharmacy of the World”, with pharmaceutical exports...

India’s Bold Move: Abeyance of Indus Waters Treaty Amid Rising Terrorism (Neeraj Singh Manhas – Australian Institute of International Affairs)

The suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty by India marks a turning point in South Asia’s geopolitical and environmental future. As water becomes both...

Regional Reverberations: The Pahalgam Attack and Its Impact on South Asia’s Security Landscape (Arman Ahmed – Australian Institute of International Affairs)

The Pahalgam attack marks a turning point in South Asia’s security landscape, amplifying geopolitical tensions and straining India–Pakistan relations. With diplomacy frozen and regional...

What the Taliban–IS rivalry means for South Asia (Kabir Taneja, ORF)

Afghanistan has vacated the front pages of the global news cycle as the Taliban consolidates its hold on the country after 20 years of...

The Status and Potential of Regional Conflicts in South Asia (Muhammad Athar Javed, Valdai Discussion Club)

Intensifying economic and strategic competition, between China and the United States on the one hand and India-China on the other, has pushed all of...

India is struggling to keep its financial promises to South Asia (Kazi Mohammad Jamshed, East Asia Forum)

In 2010, India promised to finance US$7.36 billion in development projects in Bangladesh through lines of credit (LOC). So far, only 10.57 per cent of the total...

India-South Asia. India’s New Consulates and Subnational Diplomacy in South Asia (Constantino Xavier, Nitika Nayar, Stimson Center)

Following the Taliban’s sudden takeover in Afghanistan in August, India closed its five diplomatic missions in the country. However, this was a rare exception...

Russia/Pakistan/South Asia – Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline: Russia’s Key to South Asia? (The Jamestown Foundation)

Sergey Sukhankin writes: Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov and Pakistan’s ambassador to Moscow, Shafqat Ali Khan, signed a revised agreement on May 28 that...

(Uzbekistan/Central Asia/South Asia/Pakistan) Uzbek President’s Call for Connectivity, Cooperation, Dialogue and Trust in Central Asia-South Asia Region: Pakistan’s Obduracy is the Obstacle (VIF)

Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal writes for VIF: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan hosted an important conference ‘Regional Connectivity Between Central Asia and South Asia...

South Asia – Unlocking and Safeguarding Human Potential Across South Asia (Hartwig Schafer, World Bank blogs)

Samina rose from humble beginnings in Karachi, Pakistan to become a proud woman business owner employing nine people. Her embroidery business helped pay for her...

South Asia – How air pollution is accelerating Himalayan glaciers melt (Muthukumara Mani, World Bank blogs)

Local women is standing in the mountains holding a shovel in Muktinath, Nepal. Photo: Shutterstock/Oleskaus Kumik village sits in the picturesque Zanskar valley high in...

Nuclear Deterrence/South Asia – Comments on the IISS paper of May 2021 titled: “Nuclear Deterrence and Stability in South Asia: Perceptions and Realities” (VIF)

Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Comments on the IISS paper of May 2021 titled: “Nuclear Deterrence and Stability in South Asia: Perceptions and Realities”<sup>1</sup>...

India/China/Russia/South Asia – Authoritarians seek advantage in India’s Covid crisis (The Interpreter)

MUBASHAR HASAN China and Russia are on a vaccine drive across South Asia to deliver on India’s fast-vanishing promises. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/authoritarians-seek-advantage-india-s-covid-crisis

(South Asia) UN sounds alarm over COVID deaths of children in South Asia (Al Jazeera)

Pandemic may have indirectly contributed to around 228,000 additional child deaths in 2020, UN report says. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/17/un-sounds-alarm-over-covid-deaths-of-children-in-south-asia

(China/India/South Asia) South Asia deftly navigates China–India tensions (East Asia Forum)

Rohan Mukherjee, Yale-NUS College China–India relations took a turn for the worse in 2020. Intrusions by the People’s Liberation Army along the contested border led...

(South Asia) Climate security and the strategic energy pathway in South Asia (Council on Strategic Risks)

By Sarang Shidore and Rachel Fleishman https://imccs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Climate-Security-and-the-Strategic-Energy-Pathway-in-SOUTH-Asia_February-2021.pdf