Topic: South Asia

Stimson Open Online Course: Nuclear South Asia

Nuclear South Asia: A Guide to India, Pakistan, and the Bomb is a free Stimson Open Online Course (SOOC). Nuclear South Asia provides the emerging

November 1, 2016
Commentary

The Nuclear Ban Treaty and Our Wobbly Nuclear Order

Even after the Iran nuclear agreement, nuclear dangers are growing on four fronts – North Korea; U.S.-Russian relations; India-Pakistan, with China mixed in;

October 30, 2016
Report

Military Budgets in India and Pakistan: Trajectories, Priorities, and Risks

The strategic competition between India and Pakistan is evolving, with India outpacing Pakistan in conventional capabilities while Pakistan seeks to compete with

October 25, 2016
Commentary

Elections, Fear of the Bomb, and the the Great Unraveling

Thankfully, a dispiriting election season in the United States is almost over. France and Germany await their ordeals. Democracies have been battered

October 25, 2016
Event

Nuclear Learning: A Conversation with Amandeep Gill

Watch the event video below or click here. WHAT: The Stimson Center convened a luncheon conversation on nuclear learning with Amandeep Gill, Indian

October 25, 2016
Event

Military Budgets in India and Pakistan: Trajectories, Priorities, and Risks

Watch the event below or click here. The Stimson Center recently released, Military Budgets in India and Pakistan: Trajectories, Priorities, and Risks. The report—written by

October 17, 2016
Commentary

Pakistan’s Choice

Since testing nuclear weapons in 1998, Pakistan has lost while India has gained regional and international standing. Pakistan has also become less

October 16, 2016
Commentary

The Well-Read Wonk on Democracy & the Bomb

Almost every contemporary issue having to do with nuclear weapons has been considered in earlier debates. Indeed, the earlier the better, since

October 11, 2016
Commentary

Indian Strategic Restraint, Revised

After the attack on an Indian military post at Uri, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a speech about strategic restraint, which

October 3, 2016
Event

Pakistan’s Relations with China, India and Afghanistan: A Luncheon Conversation with Mushahid Hussain Syed & Shezra Mansab Ali Khan Kharal

Watch the event video below or click here. The Stimson Center hosted a luncheon conversation on Pakistan’s regional security with Pakistani Senator Mushahid

September 28, 2016
Commentary

The Case for Restraint in India: Why the Conventional Wisdom is Wrong

By Sameer Lalwani: After last week’s terrorist attack on an Indian military base in Uri, Kashmir, which resulted in the deaths of

September 27, 2016
Commentary

Modi Chooses Strategic Restraint

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, like his two predecessors, has opted for restraint in the face of provocations by violent extremist groups that have found

September 26, 2016