At the conclusion of their year-long fellowship with the Stimson Center’s South Asia Program, 2024 Visiting Fellows Bashir Ali Abbas, Nikita Singla, Usama Nizamani, and Seema Khan will share their research findings and recommendations on a range of evolving trends in Southern Asian security issues. The discussion will highlight strategies for managing risks from naval nuclear competition in the Indian Ocean Region, the potential for U.S.-India cooperation in secure trade facilitation, the impact of emerging technologies on regional strategic stability, and the future prospects of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The Fellows’ Policy Memos will be available here as they are published over the coming weeks.
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Read “Balancing Speed and Security: Opportunities for US-India Collaboration on Cargo Clearance” by Nikita Singla.
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Featured Speakers
Bashir Ali Abbas, Research Associate, Council for Strategic and Defense Research
Seema Khan, Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University
Usama Nizamani, Deputy Lead at Oxford Policy Management & Executive Director at CREST
Nikita Singla, International Trade, Logistics and Inclusion Specialist & Non-resident Scholar, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Sahar Khan, Deputy Director & Fellow, South Asia Program (Moderator)