South Asian Voices

Nov 20, 2024 | southasiajournal.net | South Asian Voices |Osama Ahmad

by Osama AhmadChina and Pakistan have long enjoyed close relations, often described as an “ironclad friendship.” However, the historically close relationship between Pakistan and China is currently facing significant pressure due to increasing security threats. In recent years, attacks on Chinese nationals and infrastructure within Pakistan, particularly those associated with the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), have multiplied.

May 10, 2024 | southasiajournal.net | South Asian Voices

Nepal’s vulnerability to climate change manifests starkly in its toll on public health. Rising temperatures spawn more frequent and severe heat waves, endangering vulnerable demographics, particularly the elderly and those with pre-existing health conditions. Erratic weather disrupts agricultural cycles, imperiling food security and nutrition and heightening the risk of malnutrition and related illnesses.

May 2, 2024 | southasianvoices.org | Zohaib Altaf |Nimrah Javed |Amira Jadoon |South Asian Voices

India and Pakistan’s integration of a triad of advanced technologies into its arsenal has shifted South Asia’s strategic landscape. The recently tested Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicles (MIRV) technology, space and land surveillance systems enhanced by Artificial Intelligence (AI), and increasingly sophisticated missile defense capabilities all have significant implications for the subcontinent.

Apr 16, 2024 | southasianvoices.org | Amira Jadoon |South Asian Voices |Zohaib Altaf |Nimrah Javed

On March 22, 2024, Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP) killed approximately 137 people in Moscow, Russia, in one of the worst terror attacks Russia has ever experienced. As Russians seek answers, Afghanistan watchers are also on high alert, carefully watching and analyzing what this attack says about ISKP capabilities and reach. South Asia Program’s Nonresident Fellow Dr. Amira Jadoon explains the wide implications of such an attack in a brief Q&A.

Nov 19, 2023 | southasiajournal.net | South Asian Voices |Haleema Saadia |Ladhu R. Choudhary

The absence of an institutionalized Nuclear Confidence-Building Measures (NCBMs) regime between India and Pakistan is an obstacle to the effective management of crises between these two nuclear-armed neighbors. Instances like the 2019 Pulwama-Balakot crisis and the 2022 accidental BrahMos missile launch underscore the critical role that NCBMs could play in diffusing tensions and preventing future crises.