Topic: South Asia

Stimson in the News

Could The India-Pakistan Conflict Go Nuclear? Stimson Expert Sameer Lalwani Explains

Sameer Lalwani, Co-Director of the South AsiapProgram at the Stimson Center, was featured on Newsy. The piece introduces viewers to the history

November 27, 2017
Commentary

Closing the Taliban Doha Office Will Harm U.S. Aims in Afghanistan

By Sameer Lalwani and Stephen Tankel   Despite the past week of violence that rocked Afghanistan, including a wave of major Taliban attacks on Afghan security forces,

November 9, 2017
Chapter

Join the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty’s International Monitoring System

By Sylvia Mishra and Sarah Bidgood Sylvia Mishra is a 2019 India-U.S. fellow at New America. Her research is focused on Asian

November 7, 2017
Commentary

Explaining What I Do for a Living: Finding Six Words People Can Relate To

Less is more. Clarity and brevity rule. Except when it comes to explaining what I do for a living. Having a job

November 2, 2017
Commentary

“One Last Chance” for Pakistan

Quotes of the week: “Pakistan is now hoist on its own petard. Calling off cross-border terrorism in Kashmir would insure that militancy

October 24, 2017
Chapter

Convene a Joint Commission on the Consequences of a Nuclear War in South Asia

By Saira Bano Saira Bano is a lecturer at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada. She completed her doctorate in the Centre

October 17, 2017
Chapter

No Indian BMD for No Pakistani MIRVS

By Sadia Tasleem Sadia Tasleem is a lecturer at Quaid-i-Azam University’s Department of Defense and Strategic Studies in Islamabad. She was awarded

October 2, 2017
Commentary

India Trip Report — Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, and New Delhi

An important component of Stimson’s South Asia program is empowering rising talent in the region to find and develop their own voices.

September 25, 2017
Commentary

Pyrrhic Victories and Draws

Quote of the week: “What history will remember is not the ideals we were fighting for, but the methods we used to

September 18, 2017
Stimson in the News

Sameer Lalwani on Trump’s strategy in Afghanistan

Sameer Lalwani featured on Cato Institute’s Power Problems on Trump’s strategy in Afghanistan. Listen to the podcast here. 

September 14, 2017
Commentary

Proliferation in the Age of Uncertainty

Quote of the week: “It is clear that the use of such a weapon cannot be justified on any ethical ground which

September 10, 2017
Book

Off Ramps from Confrontation in Southern Asia

A collection of analyses of nuclear competition among China, India, and Pakistan
September 5, 2017