Rehman on Rising Nuclear Tensions in South Asia

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Apr 1, 2025

Rescuing Pakistan’s economy

By
Aasim M. Husain

For decades, Pakistan has struggled with a declining standard of living, skyrocketing public debt, and economic policies that have failed to address the root causes of its stagnation.

Economy & Business
Middle East

Rehman on Rising Nuclear Tensions in South Asia

New Atlanticist
Mar 25, 2025

Starlink’s India launch is a crash course on New Delhi’s approach to tech sovereignty

By
Trisha Ray

A recently announced partnership to deploy the Elon Musk-led company’s satellite internet in India offers a window into New Delhi’s “hybrid” approach.

Economy & Business
India

Rehman on Rising Nuclear Tensions in South Asia

New Atlanticist
Feb 19, 2025

Why India and Armenia are now taking their relationship to new heights

By
Tatevik Khachatryan and Srujan Palkar

The growing military and diplomatic cooperation between New Delhi and Yerevan benefits both beyond immediate defense concerns.

Economy & Business
India

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In the News

Apr 18, 2015

Rehman on Rising Nuclear Tensions in South Asia

By Iskander Rehman

MarineLink.com quotes South Asia Center Nonresident Fellow Iskander Rehman on India’s nuclear submarine program:

India

In the News

Apr 16, 2015

Rehman on the China-Pakistan Submarine Sale

By Iskander Rehman

Bloomberg quotes South Asia Center Nonresident Fellow Iskander Rehman on China’s sale of eight submarines to Pakistan:

China Pakistan

In the News

Apr 16, 2015

Nawaz on US Relations with South Asia

By Shuja Nawaz

The Diplomat interviews South Asia Center Distinguished Fellow Shuja Nawaz on US relations with South Asia and the changing dynamics in the region:

South Asia

New Atlanticist

Apr 15, 2015

Falling Oil Prices Hit ISIS Where it Hurts

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Terrorist group’s plans to expand to South Asia seen hamstrung by its depleted finances A sharp drop in world oil prices and the presence of other terrorist groups will make it hard for the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) to establish a foothold in South Asia, said Omar Hamid, head of Asia Pacific […]

Afghanistan India

In the News

Apr 13, 2015

Huntsman and Gopalaswamy: Transforming India from a Balancing to a Leading Power

By Huntsman and Gopalaswamy

Atlantic Council Chairman Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. and South Asia Center Acting Director Bharath Gopalaswamy write for The National Interest on the recent shift in India’s foreign policy from an intention to be a “balancing” power to a desire to be a “leading” power:

India

Event Recap

Apr 13, 2015

Cracking down on militancy in Pakistan

By Refayat Haque

On April 13, IHS’s Asia Pacific Country Risk Lead Omar Hamid and South Asia Center Distinguished Fellow Shuja Nawaz discussed the evolving militancy climate in Pakistan. Hamid cited the December 2014 attack on a government school in Peshawar as a “Pearl Harbor” moment for Pakistan, and suggested it enabled the nation to act swiftly and […]

National Security Pakistan

SouthAsiaSource

Apr 8, 2015

India and France. C’est la vie.

By Mohan Guruswamy

The peripatetic Narendra Modi visits Paris later this week reciprocating French President Francois Hollande’s visit in February last year. Despite the frequent high-level interactions there has been little traction on the substantive issues. There are several long pending issues such as six new nuclear power plants by Areva and the Indian Nuclear Power Corporation of […]

India

In the News

Apr 7, 2015

Rakisits on the Pakistan Helo Deal

By Claude Rakisits

Defense News quotes South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Claude Rakisits on the US State Department clearing a $952 million sale to Pakistan that includes fifteen AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters and 1,000 Hellfire II missiles:

Pakistan

In the News

Apr 6, 2015

Khoury on Pakistan and the Conflict in Yemen

By Nabeel Khoury

Voice of America quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Nabeel Khoury on how Pakistan’s potential involvement would impact the conflict in Yemen:

Pakistan Yemen

Article

Apr 2, 2015

Winston Spencer Ghani

By Harlan Ullman

Last month when Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu made his ill-advised plea to Congress to scuttle the nuclear negotiations with Iran, fringe Republican elements in Congress, along with right wing fellow travelers, called Bibi the 21st century’s version of Winston Churchill. Clearly they must have been referring to Churchill’s flip-flops to and from the Conservative […]

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