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2 weeks ago | 
thebulletin.org | Zohaib Altaf |Dawn Stover
Outer space is no longer just for global superpowers and large multinational corporations. Developing countries, start-ups, universities, and even high schools can now gain access to space. The democratization of space has led to significant technological advancements, economic growth, and international collaboration. In 2024, a record were launched into space.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
scmp.com | Zohaib Altaf
Incoming US President Donald Trump has vowed to repeal Joe Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence (AI), designed to balance innovation with safeguards for civil rights, privacy and ethical AI use. Trump’s promise to revoke it signals a shift towards deregulation even as it prioritises national security and economic competition.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
southasianvoices.org | Laxman Kumar Behera |Upamanyu Basu |Zohaib Altaf |Nimrah Javed
Last month, India and China reached an agreement to disengage from their military standoff on the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh and conduct coordinated patrols along friction points. Despite this disengagement, however, India needs to invest in its comprehensive national power and defense preparedness to deal with the long-term threat from Beijing’s military modernization and regional influence.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
southasianvoices.org | Upamanyu Basu |Zohaib Altaf |Nimrah Javed |Amna Saqib
On September 12, India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and China’s top diplomat Wang Yi met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, to discuss tensions along the disputed India-China border, also called the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The meeting highlighted the stark difference between New Delhi and Beijing in terms of the urgency that they each accord to the resolution of the border dispute.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
southasianvoices.org | Zohaib Altaf |Nimrah Javed |Upamanyu Basu |Amna Saqib
On 23 August, 2024, a small Indian drone was spotted across the Line of Control in the airspace over Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a reminder of the ever-present tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi. While Pakistan claims it shot down the drone, India asserts that the drone inadvertently strayed due to a malfunction. This episode, though, is emblematic of a larger and more concerning trend—the rapid militarization of drone technology in South Asia.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
thediplomat.com | Zohaib Altaf |Nimrah Javed
Pakistan is poised to make significant strides in the field of quantum technology with the establishment of its National Center for Quantum Computing, as announced by Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal. This initiative marks a critical step toward overcoming the global quantum divide – if Pakistan can overcome the associated challenges, including economic constraints and a significant brain drain.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
southasianvoices.org | Zohaib Altaf
بھارت اور پاکستان کی جانب سے جدید ٹیکنالوجیز کی تکڑی کے اپنے ہتھیاروں میں انضمام نے جنوبی ایشیا کے تزویراتی منظرنامے کو تبدیل کر ڈالا ہے۔ متعدد آزادانہ نشانہ بنانے کے قابل ری اینٹری وہیکلز (ایم آئی آر وی) ٹیکنالوجی سے لیس اگنی–۵ میزائل جس کا حال ہی میں تجربہ کیا گیا، مصنوعی ذہانت (اے آئی) کے ذریعے خلا اور زمین کی مزید موثر نگرانی کے نظام اور مسلسل بڑھتی ہوئی باریکیوں سے لیس میزائل ڈیفینس کی صلاحیتیں، یہ تمام وہ عناصر ہیں جو برصغیر کے لیے نمایاں مضمرات رکھتے ہیں۔ ایم آئی آر وی ٹیکنالوجی کسی...
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May 16, 2024 | 
southasianvoices.org | Bashir Ali Abbas |Nikita Singla |Zohaib Altaf |Nimrah Javed
Maritime commerce in the Northwestern Indian Ocean has been vulnerable to twin threats in the last six months. On the one hand, the Yemen-based Houthis have attacked international shipping passing through the Red Sea to draw global pressure on Israel to stop its war in Gaza, which has now about 35,000 people. On the other, taking advantage of this disruption, maritime piracy off the Somali coast and the Gulf of Aden has made a dramatic comeback.
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May 10, 2024 | 
southasianvoices.org | Bashir Ali Abbas |Nikita Singla |Zohaib Altaf |Nimrah Javed
Maritime commerce in the Northwestern Indian Ocean has been vulnerable to twin threats in the last six months. On the one hand, the Yemen-based Houthis have attacked international shipping passing through the Red Sea to draw global pressure on Israel to stop its war in Gaza, which has now about 35,000 people. On the other, taking advantage of this disruption, maritime piracy off the Somali coast and the Gulf of Aden has made a dramatic comeback.
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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.
