South Asia

South Asia is home to over 1.8 billion people and the largest youth population in the world. It includes India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives. As one of the fastest-growing regions in the world, it serves as a strong economic link between the East and the West. South Asia’s strong global connections make it a zone of opportunity for businesses and governments engaging in infrastructure development, trade, and economic development.

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New Atlanticist

Jul 21, 2016

India and the NSG: Unfinished Business

By Rakesh Sood

This article is part of a series. The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) plenary meeting in Seoul ended on June 24 without resolving India’s request to join the group. The final statement issued at the conclusion of the meeting lacked an explicit reference to India’s application to join or an outline for a future course of […]

China India

New Atlanticist

Jul 20, 2016

India’s Nuclear Suppliers Group Conundrum

By T.P. Sreenivasan

This article is part of a series. For India, nuclear disarmament has always been an article of faith, arising from the country’s vision of a world without nuclear weapons and free of violence. Nonproliferation and arms control measures were the initial phase of disarmament, at best, and instruments of perpetual discrimination, at worst. The saga […]

India Nuclear Nonproliferation

Uncategorized

Jul 19, 2016

Biberman in Journal of Strategic Studies: Self-defense militias, death squads, and state outsourcing of violence in India and Turkey

By Atlantic Council

India Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jul 14, 2016

Innovative Energy Technology Makes India Prime Candidate for Nuclear Suppliers Group

By Anil Kakodkar

Subsequent to the setback India suffered to its effort to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) at the group’s Seoul plenary in June, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center commissioned a series of essays on India and its integration into the nonproliferation regime. This initiative seeks to engage academics, policy makers, and analysts on some […]

India Nuclear Nonproliferation

In the News

Jul 12, 2016

Khalilzad Testifies Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs About Pakistan

By Zalmay Khalilzad

Pakistan

Bremain vs Brexit

Jul 9, 2016

Ullman in Daily Times: A Failure to Govern

By Harlan Ullman

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Pakistan

In the News

Jun 30, 2016

Kampani Writes for Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: India’s Evolving Civil-Military Institutions in an Operational Nuclear Context

By Gaurav Kampani

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India Nuclear Nonproliferation

In the News

Jun 29, 2016

Khalilzad Quoted by PTI on US Foreign Policy in Pakistan

By Zalmay Khalilzad

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Pakistan

In the News

Jun 27, 2016

Remarks by Ambassador Richard Verma at South Asia Center US-India Trade Workshop in Delhi

By Atlantic Council

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Economy & Business India

In the News

Jun 27, 2016

Atlantic Council Event International Commitment to Afghanistan Quoted by The Nation

By Atlantic Council

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Afghanistan

Experts