Strategic Stability in South Asia

India’s claim of having imposed a “new normal” in South Asia began on the night of February 26, 2019, when Indian aircraft violated Pakistan’s airspace near Balakot under the pretext …

South Asia has been experiencing increasing instability since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in India, under PM Modi since 2024. Modi’s third term as Prime Minister of …

Pakistan regards nuclear security as a core duty of the state, integral to national resilience and public safety. Over time, it has built a disciplined nuclear safety and security architecture …

Operation Sindoor represents more than just India’s conducting military strikes against civilian targets inside Pakistan. It reflects a key change in India’s military doctrinal approach. The change has been recently …

India has announced Exercise Trishul, projecting the tri-service choreography as a display of post-Operation Sindoor confidence – presenting failure as success. But beneath the theatre of jointness lies a deeper …

India recently carried out the test of Intermediate range Agni Prime or Agni-P missile from a Rail based missile platform which is interpreted as purely a Pakistan specific development. It …

India aspires for a regional hegemony as India’s conventional and strategic forces rapidly grow up both on land and in sea. India through the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) …

The Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA) signed by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in September 2025 has sent ripples through the geopolitical landscape. Signed amid the ongoing instability in the Middle …

The Indian Ocean, the third largest ocean after the Pacific and Atlantic, is again in the spotlight following the recent four-day conflict between India and Pakistan in  May 2025. Once …

Strategic stability in South Asia remains hostage to India’s strategic thought and its hegemonic ambitions. Its growing ties with the West and its label as a “Net Security Provider” have …