South Asia

This Week in South Asia: June 28 – July 3

By Nameerah Hameed and Fahad Ahsan

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week. IndiaIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US Senator John McCain in New Delhi on Thursday as the two sides reiterated their desire to revive the strategic US-India partnership. To continue this dialogue, Modi is […]

Ullman: Too Many Archdukes, Too Many Bullets

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on events taking place in countries such as Pakistan, Iran, and Iraq:

This Week in South Asia: June 21 – 27

By Aman Ghose and Nameerah Hameed

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week. India Narendra Modi’s first month in office coincided with an anniversary of another kind – the 39th anniversary of Indira Gandhi’s imposition of Emergency rule. Modi who witnessed the historic period stated that “The […]

Nawaz on Pakistani Refugees

By Shuja Nawaz

TIME Magazine quotes South Asia Center Director Shuja Nawaz on Pakistani refugees in Afghanistan:

Afghanistan: A Peaceful Transfer of Power in Jeopardy

Please join us on June 26, 2014 from 2:30 p.m to 4:00 p.m for a conversation with The Hon. Ronald E. Neumann and Mr. David S. Sedney on the recent allegations of fraud during the presidential elections and the potential impact on the Afghan and international community.

Nawaz: Pakistan’s Taliban Offensive Will Fall Short

By Shuja Nawaz

South Asia Center Director Shuja Nawaz writes for Foreign Policy‘s South Asia Channel on the Pakistani military offensive on Taliban and allied Islamist forces in North Waziristan:

This Week in South Asia: June 14 – 20

By Aman Ghose and Fayyaz Yaseen

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week. PakistanAs the Pakistani military officially decides to go after the Taliban in North Waziristan, initiating airstrikes without considering the hitherto held ‘good’ and ‘bad’ Taliban divide, the nation’s political parties unanimously agreed to stand […]