The geopolitics of South Asia, home to about a quarter of the world’s population, is increasingly informed by a series of dynamic and interconnected bilateral relationships

For nearly a century, from the Concert of Europe in 1815 until 1914, a balance of power was struck among the great powers of Europe via the recognition of spheres of influence. Could a similar approach be the key to peace in the 21st century?

The connections between the Indian subcontinent and East Asia, though neglected by strategists in the 19th and 20th centuries, are set to define geopolitics entering the mid-21st century