Lisa Curtis analyzes America's economic, security and political relationships with India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and other nations of South Asia as a senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation. Read her research.
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Russia is seeking to gain diplomatic leverage in Afghanistan by hosting a regional meeting next month with governments that have a stake in Kabul’s future…. Read More
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Michael Krepon, co-founder of the U.S.-based Stimson Center, whose views are widely respected both in South Asia and in Washington, has written a thought-provoking piece… Read More
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As the Trump administration considers cuts to the budgets of the State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development, and other international affairs agencies, it must… Read More
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A key American partner, India, is set to conduct another missile test that will have a wide range of consequences on regional dynamics for years… Read More
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Is Pakistan getting serious about uprooting Islamist terrorism? There are some encouraging signs of late. A day before the public release of a think tank… Read More
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The Indian media is raising concern about President-elect Donald Trump’s phone conversation with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and what it might mean for his… Read More
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Shortly after the Trump administration takes office in January 2017, it will need to consider its strategy in Afghanistan, the country from which al-Qaeda launched… Read More
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In a striking development, perhaps demonstrating the tremendous international pressure on Pakistan to crack down on terrorist groups within its borders, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz… Read More
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Ten days after an attack on an Indian Army base in Kashmir, New Delhi launched surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC) that divides… Read More
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Indo-Pakistani tensions have been heightening over the last several months, but Sunday’s attack on an Indian army base in Kashmir that left 17 soldiers dead… Read More
