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Aug 7, 2020

Trivedi in Foreign Policy: India Doesn’t Want to Be a Pawn in a U.S.-China Great Game

By Atlantic Council

China India

New Atlanticist

Aug 5, 2020

The IMF, the World Bank, and South Asia in the face of COVID-19

By Capucine Querenet

Given the region’s deteriorating economic outlook, heavy funding from International Financial Institutions (IFIs) is crucial to prevent a prolonged public health crisis and financial woes. Unfortunately, this has not yet materialized.

Coronavirus International Financial Institutions

New Atlanticist

Jul 30, 2020

Sri Lanka’s parliamentary elections will shape its political future—likely for the worse

By Phillip Baumgart

With complications from the coronavirus pandemic, during which the Sri Lankan election commission has struggled to ensure that voting will be free, fair, and safe for all, the twice-delayed election may favor President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s party, allowing it to strike down a significant constitutional amendment and move Sri Lanka further into China’s orbit of influence.

Coronavirus Elections

In the News

Jul 29, 2020

Younus in his podcast “Pakistonomy,” episode 28: A Conversation with Junaid Iqbal

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Pakistan

In the News

Jul 25, 2020

Nawaz joins the podcast “Pakistonomy” to discuss “The Battle for Pakistan” as current affairs in Pakistan

By Atlantic Council

Pakistan Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jul 25, 2020

Younus in his podcast “Pakistonomy,” episode 27: A Conversation with Shuja Nawaz

By Atlantic Council

Pakistan Politics & Diplomacy

Event Recap

Jul 21, 2020

Event recap: “The role of victims in Afghanistan’s peace process”

By Atlantic Council

On July 20, 2020 the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted a panel discussion on the role of victims in Afghanistan’s peace process. Marika Theros, a nonresident senior fellow at the South Asia Center, moderated the discussion which was paneled by Shaharzad Akbar, Chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission; Sergio Jamarillo Caro, Former High Commissioner for Peace for Colombia; and Hadi Marifat, Executive Director of the Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization.

Afghanistan Democratic Transitions

In the News

Jul 20, 2020

Younus in his podcast “Pakistonomy,” episode 26: Fueling Pakistan’s startup ecosystem

By Atlantic Council

Entrepreneurship Pakistan

In the News

Jul 20, 2020

Sherman interviewed on Cornell Law School’s “A Law in Common” podcast on the US-India tech relationship

Cybersecurity Defense Technologies

New Atlanticist

Jul 17, 2020

India’s hijras find themselves further marginalized amid the pandemic

By Phillip Baumgart and Shariq Farooqi

While India’s hijras have made considerable strides in civil and political rights in recent years, the pandemic has underscored the fact that their communities remain woefully neglected. Only with equitable legal recognition and government support will the hijra community cease to be disenfranchised.

Coronavirus Human Rights

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