Search: For - south asian geopolitics

4 results found

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

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