Tag: South Asia

India faces a critical 2030 deadline to achieve drone superiority against China’s AI-enabled warfare capabilities and Pakistan’s asymmetric drone strategy. Despite progress with MQ-9B acquisitions and indigenous development, supply chain vulnerabilities and bureaucratic gaps threaten India’s goals. A unified National Mission for Unmanned Systems is essential for strategic security.

As PM Modi visits Riyadh, a look Saudi Arabia’s transformation and foreign policy pragmatism

The challenge: Do Delhi and Rawalpindi have the capacity to manage the countless domestic spoilers in sustaining even a limited engagement?

Historically, developments along Pakistan’s western frontier have done much to shape the internal, regional, and international relations of South Asia, including the bilateral ties between India and Pakistan

This report chronicles the April-May 2025 India-Pakistan conflict sparked by a terrorist attack in Pahalgam. It details escalating military exchanges featuring drone warfare and precision strikes, while tracking diplomatic interventions. The confrontation demonstrated conventional warfare under nuclear shadow before ending with a May 10 ceasefire.

This report analyzes the 2021 India-Pakistan ceasefire that has successfully endured for four years, providing crucial relief to border communities. The study examines differing national interpretations and concludes that sustaining this rare diplomatic success depends on addressing cross-border terrorism and maintaining political commitment from both sides.