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Trump-Modi Meet: A Lot of Resolve Despite a Lot to Resolve

Trump-Modi Meet: A Lot of Resolve Despite a Lot to Resolve

Within three weeks of the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump for a second non-consecutive term, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was...

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South Asian Voices

Bashir Ali Abbas

Assessing China’s Growing Footprint in Nepal

Assessing China’s Growing Footprint in Nepal

In early December 2024, Nepali Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli paid an official visit to China — his first bilateral visit abroad after becoming...

10.02.2025 1

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Kamal Dev Bhattarai

How the Maldives Can Navigate Successfully Between India and China

In January 2025, the Maldivian foreign and defense ministers made high-profile visits to New Delhi. Occurring against the backdrop of an...

10.02.2025 1

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Ibrahim Maahil Mohamed

For Arms Control to Thrive in South Asia, a Bilateral Consultative Body is Crucial

For Arms Control to Thrive in South Asia, a Bilateral Consultative Body is Crucial

India and Pakistan have not held significant bilateral arms control talks since 2008, constituting the longest period without such discussions...

10.02.2025 1

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Nasir Mehmood

U.S.-India Partnership in Trump 2.0: Aim High and Expect Less

As Donald Trump assumes power as President of the United States for the second time, with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar...

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Monish Tourangbam

Speed Without Substance? India’s Hypersonic Missile and Implications for Strategic Stability

On November 16, 2024, India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) conducted a test of what it claimed was a “long-range hypersonic...

23.01.2025 1

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Ali Mustafa

Water as Leverage? Improving Iran’s Treatment of Afghan Migrants

From October 14 to 15, more than 200 Afghan migrants attempting to enter Iran irregularly were reportedly attacked by Iranian border guards....

23.01.2025 1

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Said Hashmat Sadat

The Trump Effect: Will India Lean Into the China Thaw in 2025?

Reversing the trend that India and China ties have witnessed in the last half-decade, the coming year is unusually optimistic. For the first time...

16.01.2025 20

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Jagannath Panda

ट्रम्प 2.0: दक्षिण एशिया हेतु निहितार्थ

रिपब्लिकन उम्मीदवार डॉनल्ड जे. ट्रम्प की विजय के साथ,...

16.01.2025 10

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Dalir Khan

پاکستان کے سلامتی (سے متعلقہ)مسائل سے چین کے ساتھ تعلقات کو نقصان پہنچنے کا خدشہ

چین اور پاکستان کے درمیان طویل عرصے سے قریبی تعلقات رہے ہیں، جنہیں اکثر "آہنی...

16.01.2025 6

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Osama Ahmad

Indus Water Treaty Needs Updates to Keep it Relevant

On August 30, 2024, India formally issued a notice to Pakistan seeking a review and modification of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), citing concerns...

06.01.2025 20

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Namita Barthwal

Pakistan in 2024: Economic Strife, Political Resentment, & Security Pressures Spell Gloom

Pakistan is experiencing multiple crises at once, both at its core and its periphery. The protracted concerns of political instability, economic...

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Farhan Hanif Siddiqi