Abhinav Pandya
Abhinav Pandya is a graduate in Public Affairs from Cornell University. He has more than seven years of experience in public policy, counterterrorism, electoral politics and the development sector in India and the US. He has authored a book, “Radicalization in India: An Exploration (Pentagon Press, 2019).” He regularly writes for many Indian and international publications on strategic affairs. He has extensively travelled in Kashmir over the last two years for his research work. During his research stay in Kashmir, he also advised the former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Mr. Satya Pal Malik on militancy, Pakistan’s intelligence operations, radicalization and youth engagement in Kashmir. Currently, he is writing a book on terror financing in Kashmir.
Latest TSA
Pakistan’s “Three Ds” of Foreign Engagement (Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf on Substack)
An external confrontation can serve an internal purpose: keeping those in power beyond scrutiny.
Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf examines this connection through Pakistan’s “Three Ds” of foreign engagement: Delay India’s international advance, Distract from domestic governance failures and Discredit New Delhi abroad. His analysis links disputes over Kashmir and the...
Indus Water Treaty – Countering Pakistan’s War of Narratives (Siegfried O. Wolf on Substack)
Putting a water treaty on hold is not the same as stopping a river.
The dispute over the Indus Waters Treaty reveals how water, security and political narratives intersect in a changing South Asia. Understanding it requires looking beyond diplomatic accusations to the infrastructure that controls water—and the institutions that...
Truncation of Academic Freedom in Today’s Bangladesh (Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf on Substack)
Truncation of Academic Freedom in Today’s Bangladesh
Can universities sustain democracy when disagreement becomes dangerous?
In “Truncation of Academic Freedom in Today’s Bangladesh”, Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf argues that the post-2024 political transition has failed to secure independent campus governance. He describes forced resignations, political labelling and competing student organisations asserting...