Topic: South Asia

Commentary

Options in Afghanistan

RECENTLY the top UN representative in Kabul grimly remarked that in 2016, success for Afghanistan would be measured in binary terms: whether

April 2, 2016
Sameer Lalwani
Policy Paper

India’s Nuclear Dangers

India must use this final Nuclear Security Summit to shore up its reputation as a responsible nuclear weapons state. The upcoming Nuclear

April 1, 2016
Hannah Haegeland
Commentary

Facing Armageddon in South Asia

2015 was a tense year for the relationship between India and Pakistan. The two countries shot at and shelled each other across their

April 1, 2016
Hannah Haegeland
Commentary

Why MIRV?

The Stimson Center will publish a collection of five essays in May titled, The Lure and Pitfalls of MIRVs: From the First

March 27, 2016
Michael Krepon
Commentary

“Democracy That Delivers” Podcast: Sameer Lalwani on Security Issues in South Asia

In an appearance on the Center for International Private Enterprise’s “Democracy That Delivers” podcast, Deputy Director of Stimson’s South Asia Program Sameer Lalwani discusses how counterinsurgency and

March 15, 2016
Sameer Lalwani
Commentary

New Warhead Designs

With the benefit of hindsight and magical thinking, the Nuclear Enterprise and the Arms Control Enterprise should have struck a deal during

February 29, 2016
Michael Krepon
Commentary

Will Pakistan Draw Closer to Sauda Arabia to Balance Iran?

The dramatic escalation of the Saudi–Iran rift in early January has triggered renewed speculation that Pakistan will be forced to pick sides

February 24, 2016
Sameer Lalwani
Commentary

Back to Business as Usual in South Asia?

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise visit to Lahore, hope was in the air. After eight long years of strained relations, the

February 15, 2016
Michael Krepon
Commentary

Valley of the Brawls

By Sameer Lalwani: Today’s Kashmir Valley looks worryingly similar to the Kashmir of the 1980s, just before the region erupted into a bloody insurgency

February 12, 2016
Sameer Lalwani

The Efficacy of U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan: The Long View

“The United States is at war with al Qaeda, the Taliban, and their associated forces. We are at war with an organization

February 2, 2016
Faiqa Mahmood
Commentary

Arms Racing Redux?

Back in the day — that would be the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80’s — arms racing was the norm. The “action-reaction” phenomenon ruled.

January 20, 2016
Michael Krepon
Commentary

So Far, So Good on the Subcontinent

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s whirlwind surprise visit to Lahore on Christmas Day, there was little doubt that spoilers in Pakistan would try to

January 14, 2016
Michael Krepon
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