Bhutan Running Hot and Cold: Bhutan-India-China Relations January 11, 2018 0 Written by Sarina Theys. The summer of 2017 was marked by a frozen border dispute that turned hot between Bhutan, China and India. The disputed…
Kashmir Why Kashmir is still ensnared in conflict after 70 years November 13, 2017 0 Written by Andrew Whitehead. It’s been over 70 years since the first shots were fired in the still unresolved conflict over the status of Kashmir. The…
Kashmir Life and Death of the India-Pakistan Ceasefire Agreement October 16, 2017 0 Written by Sandeep Bhardwaj. The 2003 India-Pakistan Ceasefire Agreement is in trouble. After a decade of peace along the contentious Line of Control (LoC) between…
Asia Understanding the drivers of Modi’s Pakistan Policy August 29, 2017 3 Written by Aryaman Bhatnagar. In his three years in office, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tried different approaches with Pakistan. He has spent nearly half…
Kashmir India and Pakistan at 70: Kashmir August 18, 2017 0 Written by Andrew Whitehead. 'The writing on the wall is clear', one of India's more thoughtful politicians declared earlier this year. 'We are on the…
Identity politics Youth Protests in Kashmir July 24, 2017 1 Written by Muhammad Tahir . Since 2008, street protests in the Kashmir valley have become frequent. Over 250 protesters and bystanders, mostly young people, were…
Asia India’s surgical strikes strengthen deterrence-stability with Pakistan June 15, 2017 0 Written by Arka Biswas. Tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan have increased since the mutilated bodies of two Indian army soldiers…
Asia The University: The Last Pillar of Democracy March 3, 2017 0 Written by Pradyumna Jairam. On February 9th 2013, the Government of India, headed by the Congress Party, executed Muhammad Afzal Guru, the lone-surviving “terrorist” behind…
Foreign Policy Kashmir: Between Entropy and Escalation March 2, 2017 1 Written by Rohan John. The contested Muslim-majority state claimed by two nuclear-armed rivals, Jammu and Kashmir is the inadvertent collateral damage in this South Asian…
China Plus ça change? The Trump Effect on Pakistan February 28, 2017 0 Written by Zoha Waseem. How is President Donald Trump thinking about Pakistan? Analysts in Washington and Islamabad still appear perplexed. While there is much speculation, it…
