South Asia

Donald Trump Is Not the Only One Who Likes a Grand Parade

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Donald J. Trump wants a military parade—a grand military parade. Trump, reportedly inspired by the Bastille Day parade he witnessed in Paris last summer, has asked the Pentagon to organize a parade down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington that [wait for it] tops the French. The reaction to Trump’s plan has ranged from skepticism […]

Our take on Donald Trump’s first State of the Union

US President Donald J. Trump delivered his first State of the Union in Washington on January 30, 2018. Read the address here. Trump touched on a diverse set of topics. We asked our analysts their thoughts on what the president had to say. Here is their take: ON THE SPEECH Trump said: “As we rebuild […]

Trump Gets Tough on Pakistan

By Ashish Kumar Sen

This article is part of a series that reflects on the first year of the Trump administration. US President Donald J. Trump started off 2018 with a tweet blasting Pakistan for providing safe havens to terrorists. Days later, the Trump administration cut off what is expected to be $1.3 billion in annual security aid to […]

Trump Reversed Obama’s Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

This article is part of a series that reflects on the first year of the Trump administration. US President Donald J. Trump reversed former President Barack Obama’s policy to pull US troops out of Afghanistan.

Trump is Upset with Pakistan. Here’s What You Need to Know.

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The Trump administration has cut off what is expected to be as much as $1.3 billion in annual security aid to Pakistan in an effort to compel this South Asian nation to end its support for terrorists. Is this a winning strategy? Unlikely. The United States has a longstanding relationship with Pakistan. However, in recent […]