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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In a letter addressed to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State, or ISIS, and released to journalists this week, the Taliban warned against… Read More
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Did the Obama administration lie about the details surrounding Osama bin Laden’s death? A recent article in the London Review of Books titled “The Killing… Read More
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President Obama announced earlier today that U.S. aid contractor Warren Weinstein, who had been held hostage by al-Qaeda in Pakistan since August 2011, was accidentally… Read More
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In a disturbing development on Friday, Pakistan released Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi on bail. Lakhvi, who had been in Pakistani custody for the past six years,… Read More
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Two women were arrested in New York Thursday for allegedly plotting to conduct bombings with pressure cookers or propane tanks. The women, Noelle Velentzas, 28,… Read More
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Earlier this year, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry declared all terrorism in Pakistan “unacceptable” and offered $250 million to aid refugees displaced by the… Read More
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Tomorrow The Heritage Foundation will proudly host the Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, for a talk on “The Way Forward in the… Read More
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Indian Prime Minister Modi has received praise at home and abroad for a speech he gave on February 17 that took a firm stand against… Read More
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In a stunning political upset, two-term Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse lost Thursday’s election to a defector from his own party, Maithripala Sirisena. With Sirisena’s… Read More
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What if on Sept. 13, 2001, the U.S. had granted bail to a terrorist leader known for directing gruesome attacks that left 166 innocents dead six… Read More
