Open Seminar “Challenges to Strategic Stability in South Asia”

Strategic stability in South Asia faces a number of significant challenges, driven by both internal and external factors. The main actors in this region are India and Pakistan, both nuclear-armed and with a long history of conflicts. These two countries continue to expand their nuclear arsenals and improve delivery systems, creating a risk that even minor incidents could escalate into nuclear confrontation. China, as a regional superpower, also plays a crucial role, influencing the balance of power in the region through strategic partnerships and rivalries. Challenges to strategic stability are exacerbated by issues of cross-border terrorism, unresolved territorial disputes, and internal political instabilities. Efforts by the international community to control arms and prevent nuclear proliferation in South Asia face difficulties due to a lack of trust between key states and their differing geopolitical interests.

Mr. Akash Shah is a Research Officer at Strategic Vision Institute. He is an alumnus of the U.S State Department’s Program on ‘Comparative Public Policy Making’ held primarily at the University of Massachusetts. He was associated with Global Village Space as a Research Analyst where he contributed news analysis on pertinent developments in the realm of security, military technology, and strategic affairs.

Date: June 11, 2024

Time: 13:00 PM, Moscow time zone

Language: English

Format: Online, Jitsi - link

Concerning all questions, please contact Andrei Dobritsyn, aadobritsyn@edu.hse.ru

This event is an output of a research project “South Asia and the Challenges of Global Politics”, implemented as part of the HSE University Project Group Competition at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs.