Abstract: The year 2015 marked the deadline for finishing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as the United Nations (UN) member states launched the 2030 Agenda…
Topic: South Asian Security
Abstract: [Note: This is a review essay of the following books: Shadow States: India, China, and the Himalayas by Bérénice Guyot-Réchard, India Turns East: International…
Abstract: The Doklam confrontation between India and China in the summer of 2017 was symbolic of the brewing tensions in their relationship. While the confrontation…
Abstract: Sino-Indian relations, which have long been fraught, took an especially adverse turn this summer with a military-to-military confrontation on the Doklam Plateau near the…
Abstract: South Asia is one of the least integrated regions in the world, with persistent India–Pakistan rivalry acting as a major stumbling block to regional…
Continue reading Ahmen, Zahid Shahab, Sarfraz Ahmed, and Stuti Bhatnagar
Abstract: China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea has drawn international attention, especially in the past decade. Yet China has not always resorted to assertive…
Abstract: Proponents of the Indo-Pacific concept assume that growing economic and societal linkages and the need for greater political and security cooperation and order-building are…
Abstract: The mainstream literature on weak status quo states’ diplomacy tends to identify their regional security roles in terms of dealing with non-traditional security issues.…
Abstract: Historically, India’s policy on Iran has been a balancing act between securing its interests as a counterweight to Pakistan, and ensuring its continued partnership…
Abstract: This article examines whether the concept of a security dilemma is useful in understanding the trajectory of India–China relations over the past seven decades.…
Abstract: This article argues that China’s rise and its growing military power have intensified the Sino-Indian security dilemma. For a long time after the 1962…
Abstract: This article examines how the U.S. and India, driven by their converging concerns over China’s rise in the Indo-Pacific, are presented with an opportunity…
Preview: This essay will first look at how India views its role in Asia and then analyze its wherewithal to shape the regional order in…
Preview: In this article, I argue that the Pakistan Army’s reluctance to use nuclear weapons in the past was neither caused by deterrence nor by…
Preview: How is the Sino-Indian dyad best characterized today? The term “rivalry” seems apt, given the current antagonism in the bilateral ties. Political Scientist William…
