The South Asia Center is the hub for the Atlantic Council’s analysis of the political, social, geographical, and cultural diversity of the region. ​At the intersection of South Asia and its geopolitics, SAC cultivates dialogue to shape policy and forge ties between the region and the global community.

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The South Asia Center serves as the Atlantic Council’s focal point for work on greater South Asia as well as its relations between these countries, the neighboring regions, Europe, and the United States.

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Sep 7, 2020

Nooruddin in Scroll.in: The science of coronavirus art: Assessing India’s Covid-19 behavioral change campaigns

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Coronavirus India

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Sep 5, 2020

Riaz in The Daily Star: US Election 2020: What Biden Must Do

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Elections United States and Canada

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Sep 4, 2020

Riaz quoted in Nikkei Asian Review: China and India vie for clout in Bangladesh with COVID vaccines

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Bangladesh China

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Aug 29, 2020

Younus in his podcast “Pakistonomy”: US-Pakistan relations and the role of the diaspora

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Civil Society Pakistan

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Aug 22, 2020

Samad as a panelist with the Jinnah Institute: Negotiating the End Game in Afghanistan

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Afghanistan Crisis Management

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Aug 21, 2020

Nawaz joins StratNewsGlobal to discuss the implications of the Pakistan-Saudi Arabia divide

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Pakistan Politics & Diplomacy

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Aug 21, 2020

Fernandes in UNESCAP: A cascade of COVID-19 and climate extremes call for new algorithms to protect at-risk communities

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Coronavirus South Asia

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Aug 20, 2020

Riaz quoted in TRT World about diplomacy between India and Bangladesh

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Bangladesh India

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Aug 20, 2020

Varshney in The Indian Express: The black part of Kamala Harris’s identity is bound to be bigger, but the Indian part will not be suppressed

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Elections India

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Aug 16, 2020

Aman as a speaker with the Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement: Understanding China

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China Politics & Diplomacy

The South Asia Center is the hub for the Atlantic Council’s analysis of the political, social, geographical, and cultural diversity of the region. ​At the intersection of South Asia and its geopolitics, SAC cultivates dialogue to shape policy and forge ties between the region and the global community.