South Asia, a region pulsating with promise and poised to reshape the global economic order, has become the latest battleground for a covert, high-stakes geopolitical contest. India’s rapid economic growth and expanding influence...

In September 2016, when India carried out its first publicly acknowledged cross-border operation, popularly referred to as the Uri surgical strike, it initiated a fundamental change in how South Asian security landscape functioned....

Across Pakistan’s largest cities, the Defence Housing Authorities (DHAs) have grown from modest welfare schemes into some of the most influential players in real estate. What started as a promise of housing security...

China is quite keen on projecting its hard power globally. Its military base expansion beyond its contested borders make that very clear. However, while Beijing carries on this charade for the world, at...