South Asia

INCLUDES: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives

Highlighted Reports In The Last 30 Days

India – Bharatiya Janata Party will comfortably win 2024 general election despite growing disaffection over rising inflation and unemployment

Special Report: Pakistan – Authorities unlikely to impose martial law in coming weeks despite widespread protests over former prime minister’s arrest

Pakistan – Newly formed Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party will likely emerge as kingmaker in Punjab provincial elections later this year

Afghanistan – Islamic State operations in coming months will mostly be limited to occasional large attacks in urban centres

Latest Reports

South AsiaNepal

Nepal – Government will balance relations with India and China over coming years to maximise economic gains

7 June 2023

South AsiaAfghanistan

Afghanistan – Border clashes with Iran unlikely to trigger wider armed conflict in near-to-medium term

30 May 2023
South AsiaPakistan

Pakistan – Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan will maintain high intensity of operations in North Waziristan district over remainder of 2023

26 May 2023
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Deep Dive: Asia Pacific – Western forced labour laws will exert disproportionate negative effects on firms with complex sourcing operations in Asia

24 May 2023

19 May 2023

South AsiaPakistan

Pakistan – Former Prime Minister Imran Khan likely to be rearrested in near-to-medium term

18 May 2023

South AsiaAfghanistan

Afghanistan – Appointment of caretaker prime minister unlikely to catalyse major policy shift

17 May 2023

South AsiaIndia

India – Incoming government in Karnataka will maintain policy trajectory in promoting manufacturing sector investment

09 May 2023

South AsiaPakistan

Pakistan – Opposition protests over former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest likely to continue in coming days

Stability

25 April 2023

South AsiaIndia

Deep Dive: India – Sikh separatists unlikely to pose major challenge to national security in near-to-medium term

18 April 2023

South AsiaAfghanistan

Afghanistan – Major Islamic State campaign in urban centres less likely in coming weeks due to impact of counterterrorism drive

13 April 2023

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Deep Dive: Asia Pacific – BRICS common currency unlikely to materialise in near term given differing goals of members and systemic constraints

11 April 2023

South AsiaIndia

India – Fresh assertion of Chinese territorial claims will not increase threat of open conflict in near term

Geopolitics

06 April 2023

South AsiaPakistan

Pakistan – Despite judicial verdict, government will try to delay Punjab elections citing financial and security complications

Stability

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