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South Korea Votes After a Turbulent Six Months. Here’s What to Know.
South Koreans will head to the polls Tuesday to vote for a new president two years early, following the impeachment and removal of Yoon Suk Yeol for declaring martial law for ...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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India-Pakistan Clashes Renew Fears over Nuclear Risk
The tenuous ceasefire that brought India and Pakistan back from the brink of war this month was hailed on both sides as a victory. But experts warn that the disruption to the ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Deal Maker or Duped? Trump’s Embrace of Putin Shows Few Results.
President Trump has described President Vladimir V. Putin as “savvy” and “genius” for invading Ukraine, while bragging about his “very, very good relationship” with the autocr...
By Richard Fontaine
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China Unveils Game-Changing First Drone 'Mothership'
China's new drone "mothership" is set to take flight, according to the country's state broadcaster, which touted the aircraft as a game changer in drone warfare....
By Tom Shugart
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Drones Are Transforming South Asian Warfare
The recent military confrontation between India and Pakistan, which involved the worst fighting between the regional rivals in decades, marked the first time the two nuclear p...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Why India Is Annoyed by Its Ceasefire with Pakistan
Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, sounded as defiant as he did triumphant in speaking to the nation two days after a ceasefire with Pakistan. India’s four-day military op...
By Lisa Curtis
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U.S.-China Agree on Trade Consultation Platform amid Sky-High Tariffs
The United States and China have agreed to establish a new platform for more tariff negotiations after two days of talks in Geneva, aimed at lowering trade tensions....
By Emily Kilcrease
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India’s Clash with Pakistan Sees Use of Chinese Missiles, French Jets, Israeli Drones, and More
India’s missile and bomb strikes on targets in Pakistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir have spiked tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, with Pakistan’s leader c...
By Lisa Curtis
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Trump and Vance Would Rather Stay out of It as India and Pakistan Spiral Towards War
With suspended cricket matches, power outages and air raid sirens, fears are swelling of an all-out warbetween India and Pakistan amid questions over how much of a mediating r...
By Lisa Curtis
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With Pakistan-India, Trump Turns Back to Cautious U.S. Diplomacy
President Donald Trump has been shaking up how the United States does business in the world. But with the violence between Pakistan and India, Trump has marked a return to a t...
By Lisa Curtis
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SAV Q&A on Third Party Intervention Post Pahalgam-Part 1
With New Delhi’s precision strikes into mainland Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir on May 7, the crisis between India and Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror ...
By Lisa Curtis
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India and Pakistan Face Off but Seek to Contain Fallout
India and Pakistan faced off militarily after a militant attack on tourists that New Delhi blamed on Islamabad, but the nuclear-armed neighbors appeared to be calibrating thei...
By Lisa Curtis
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SAV Q&A with Lisa Curtis: The Pahalgam Crisis & U.S. Role
On April 30, 2025, Lisa Curtis spoke with South Asian Voices Editor-in-Chief Akriti Vasudeva Kalyankar and Associate Editors Elizabeth Zazycki and Omaer Naeem on the implicati...
By Lisa Curtis
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Is It Too Late to Slow China’s AI Development?
For a company worth nearly $3 trillion, facing an unexpected cost of a few billion dollars may sound relatively paltry. But U.S. chipmaker Nvidia’s announcement in a regulator...
By Jacob Stokes
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U.S. to Discuss Dual-Use Shipbuilding with Japan, Navy Chief Says
The U.S. will talk with Japan about the option of employing dual-use shipbuilding--building commercial ships with military applications--Navy Secretary John Phelan told Nikkei...
By Tom Shugart
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China’s Military Spending Has Surged. So Have the Purges
The grey-painted vessels were a sight to behold. Out of the fog of a late March morning in southern China’s Guangdong province, three giant metal barges, each one larger than ...
By Tom Shugart
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How Much of a Threat Are Chinese Hypersonic Missiles to U.S. Navy Ships and Sailors?
China has “the world’s leading hypersonic missile arsenal” that can threaten U.S. Navy ships, according to the Defense Department’s most recent report on Chinese military powe...
By Tom Shugart
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China’s New Bridge-Forming Barges Offer New Options for Taiwan Invasion
If anyone was wondering what Chinese troops and armored vehicles disembarking onto Taiwan’s shores could potentially look like, then footage of drills in China’s southern Guan...
By Tom Shugart
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South Korea Will Hold a Presidential Election June 3 to Choose Yoon’s Successor
South Korea will hold a snap presidential election June 3 to choose Yoon Suk Yeol’s successor after the conservative was ousted over his imposition of martial law late last ye...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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In Leaderless South Korea, Trump’s Tariffs Will Overshadow Snap Election
With a snap election looming, South Korea's rival parties jockeyed for position with vows to focus on the economy and livelihood, but the leaderless country remains hamstrung ...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim