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Changing Equations: The Bangladesh-Pakistan Defence Realignment
Jun 23, 2025

Changing Equations: The Bangladesh-Pakistan Defence Realignment

Dhaka’s realignment with Islamabad signals a new chapter in South Asian geopolitics that could redefine regional fault lines, necessitating India to

Contextualising the Churn in South Asia: A Chinese Perspective
May 06, 2025

Contextualising the Churn in South Asia: A Chinese Perspective

The current Chinese discourse on India provides important context to the escalating security situation in South Asia

Pakistan’s Afghan dilemma haunts the Islamabad-Rawalpindi nexus
May 09, 2022

Pakistan’s Afghan dilemma haunts the Islamabad-Rawalpindi nexus

Pakistan’s strategic calculations in Afghanistan have backfired, leaving it entangled in the complexities of the South Asian geopolitics.

Sri Lanka, India and changing political dynamics
Sep 25, 2020

Sri Lanka, India and changing political dynamics

Zooming out and looking at South Asian geopolitics, India appears to be reaching out, repairing and resetting relations with several of its smaller ne

A China-led trilateral nexus as India’s new challenge
Jun 28, 2025

A China-led trilateral nexus as India’s new challenge

The Beijing-led Trilaterals are aimed at challenging India’s long-term interests

Securing Afghanistan: Historic Sources of India’s Contemporary Challenge
Sep 10, 2013

Securing Afghanistan: Historic Sources of India’s Contemporary Challenge

This paper looks at debates from the days of the British Raj until now that have shaped India's strategic thought on Afghanistan. It highlights the impact of India's territorial construct on its strategic imagination and argues that India's Afghan policy is determined by its political geography. Afghanistan has proved to be a security lynchpin in South and A Central Asia over the last two decades. Home to a variety of militant networks with regi

Trump and Munir’s Bonhomie and the Revival of U.S.-Pakistan Transactional Engagement
Nov 17, 2025

Trump and Munir’s Bonhomie and the Revival of U.S.-Pakistan Transactional Engagement

United States (US) President Donald Trump’s two high-profile meetings with Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir in the White House in a short span of three months have attracted worldwide attention and raised many questions about the real motives behind this growing bonhomie. Indeed, the love-hate relationship between the US and Pakistan has been a characteristic feature of South Asian geopolitics. Although Washington’s latest engagement wit