Following today's Moscow Format consultations, revisit the South Asian Voices series on Afghanistan's regional engagement under Taliban 2.0, with outstanding contributions from Sibghatullah Ghaznawi, Amina Khan, Shalini Chawla, Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco, and Sarah Godek. southasianvoices.org/afghanistans-r…

The "active incorporation of cyber operations" in the May 2025 India-Pakistan crisis "raises serious concerns about the challenge of attribution" in South Asia, argues Kashoon Leeza in her new essay on South Asian Voices. southasianvoices.org/sec-f-pk-r-cyb…

Dive into the evolving landscape of cyber threats in South Asia with our special series: six regional experts share their perspectives on cybersecurity topics from attribution to escalation and resilience. 💻️🌐 southasianvoices.org/collection-cyb…

South Asia "risks perpetuating cycles of confrontation that repeatedly test nuclear thresholds," writes Brig. Imran Hassan in his new article on strategic stability after the May 2025 India-Pakistan crisis. southasianvoices.org/sec-m-pk-r-may…

Brig. Imran Hassan calls for "renewed political dialogue, regional arms control initiatives, and greater external restraint by major powers" to sustain strategic stability in South Asia. Read the full article: 🔗⬇️ southasianvoices.org/sec-m-pk-r-may…

Dual-use systems represent an enduring risk to crisis stability in South Asia, particularly as conflicts grow more intense and incorporate emerging technologies, argues Moiz Khan in his new analysis on South Asian Voices. southasianvoices.org/sec-m-pk-r-dua…

🇮🇳🇵🇰 "While dual-capable missiles do not inevitably lead to misperception and nuclear escalation, they do introduce ambiguity that could undermine crisis stability," argues Abdul Moiz Khan. 🔗⬇️ southasianvoices.org/sec-m-pk-r-dua…

Much before things went south and turned hostile between Pakistan and the Taliban, Afeera Firdous and I co-authored a piece for the South Asian Voices in late 2022, highlighting the dangerous path Kabul and Islamabad were treading on TTP's cross-border terrorism. southasianvoices.org/is-the-taliban…

A "one-size-fits-all security response" is inadequate to counter 🇵🇰 Pakistan's diverse terror threats, writes Dr. Amira Jadoon ***امیرہ جدون for South Asian Voices. southasianvoices.org/sec-f-oth-r-pa…

"Federal-provincial disputes over military operations, the detention of activists, mass protests, and stalled negotiations between local peace councils and militants" complicate Pakistan's counterterrorism efforts. Read Dr. Amira Jadoon ***امیرہ جدون's full essay. 🔗⬇️ southasianvoices.org/sec-f-oth-r-pa…

Gaurav Sen analyzes the political, environmental, and logistical challenges facing India's masterplan to develop a world class seaport on Great Nicobar. southasianvoices.org/ec-m-in-r-grea…

New Delhi should follow "a more realistic, collaborative approach" to development on Great Nicobar, argues Gaurav Sen. Read his take on the challenges facing the project for South Asian Voices. southasianvoices.org/ec-m-in-r-grea…

Nepali policymakers need to think seriously about whether the country’s multi-vector foreign policy vis a vis India and China is indeed working to secure both its economic interests and to protect its sovereign territorial claims, argue Ammu S Anil (She/her/hers) and Sanoop Sajan Koshy.

SAV spoke with Dr. Syed Hussain Soherwordi on Pak-Afghan tensions, the internal security situation in the country and how Islamabad views ties with the US and China. southasianvoices.org/sav-qa-with-dr…

To effectively counter the TTP, BLA, and ISKP, Pakistan needs tailored, evidence-based operational strategies that address each group’s distinct characteristics and learn from past successes and failures, argues Dr. Amira Jadoon ***امیرہ جدون. southasianvoices.org/sec-f-oth-r-pa…

While Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to a ceasefire, it will remain largely symbolic without tangible steps from the Taliban—such as arresting TTP leaders, intelligence cooperation, and a joint border monitoring mechanism, argues Dr. Syed Hussain Soherwordi.

In a recent write-up for South Asian Voices, Afeera Firdous made this very argument in favor of verifiable monitoring mechanisms between Islamabad and Kabul (Taliban) to break the diplomatic impasse between them on the issue of cross-border from Afghanistan. 📖👇🏻! southasianvoices.org/geo-f-r-pk-chi…

🏔️ Nepal has struggled to defend its territorial claims at the Lipulekh trijunction, write Ammu S Anil (She/her/hers) and Sanoop Sajan Koshy in their critical look at Kathmandu's foreign policy approach to India and China. southasianvoices.org/geo-c-in-n-nep…

NEW: Read the Hindi translation of Ambuj Sahu's outstanding essay on multialignment in Indian foreign policy. 🔗⬇️ ow.ly/4z1z50Xipv6