The third annual Summit of Indian and Pacific Ocean island nations, with a focus on the issues that affect them most.

Over the last three years, drone intrusions along the India-Pakistan International Border have increased. This commentary describes the nature of this new threat and outlines countermeasures deployed by the Indian security establishment so far.

As conversations and research on Pacific Islands take on a new significance within policy discussions and international collaborations, it is a great privilege to hear from and understand the issues of priorities, perspectives, and urgency within the Pacific Island nations.

Imran Khan’s arrest is another case of business as usual in the country’s frustrating, illiberal democratic experiment.

The ways in which democracies interact with autocracies can also play a role in sustaining repressive regimes. Democratic governments must adopt more holistic approaches that offset the negative implications of international engagement.

While voters across South Asia were once optimistic about the future of democracy, recent political setbacks in the region have dampened these hopes. However, most accounts of democratic backsliding focus on the strategies and tactics of regime incumbents, leaving little room for close study of opposition forces.