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.

Content

In the News

Aug 16, 2022

Sakhi published in The National Interest: Do not engage the Taliban for free

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Extremism

In the News

Aug 15, 2022

Hakimi in Chatham House: Afghanistan: one year of Taliban rule

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Civil Society

In the News

Aug 15, 2022

Amb. Ahmad speaks at the Hudson Institute: US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return, one year later

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Civil Society

In the News

Aug 14, 2022

Younus in Profit By Pakistan Today: Time to think

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Democratic Transitions

In the News

Aug 14, 2022

Ammar Habib Khan quoted in Profit By Pakistan: Rates that kill: how banks blew their capital on PIBs

By Atlantic Council

Civil Society Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 14, 2022

Shuja Nawaz in Dawn: What went wrong in 1971?

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Conflict

In the News

Aug 14, 2022

Nawaz in Dawn: The forever shining idea of Pakistan

By Atlantic Council

Nationalism Pakistan

In the News

Aug 14, 2022

Nawaz speaks with American Pakistani Public Affairs Committee: Pakistan at a crossroads: the role of diaspora in uplifting the country

By Atlantic Council

Civil Society Indo-Pacific

In the News

Aug 12, 2022

Dr. Shahid in The Geopolitics: Revisited: Partition and the Bengali Muslims of India

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Civil Society

In the News

Aug 12, 2022

Younus published in Dawn: At 75 years, Pakistan is viewed as the sick man of South Asia. Can it heal over the next 25?

By Atlantic Council

Democratic Transitions Economy & Business

Experts

Events