Topic: South Asia

Policy Paper

Comparative Analysis of National Legislation supporting the International Health Regulations

In 2005, the World Health Organization adopted the revised InternationalHealth Regulations, or IHR (2005), to establish obligationsfor detecting and responding to public

February 9, 2011
Commentary

India’s Ballistic Missile Defense Options

By Nathan Cohn – Despite steady efforts toward developing ballistic missile defenses (BMD), the purpose of India’s emerging capabilities remains obscure. Given

December 20, 2010
Commentary

Syed Iqbal Hasnain on water and strategy in Tibet

Distinguished Visiting Fellow Syed Iqbal Hasnain published an article titled River Runs Through It in The Times of India on the strategic

August 17, 2010
Commentary

Michael Krepon’s Politico Op-Ed On Ambitious Foreign Policy Is Featured In The Atlantic Wire

-snip- Michael Krepon in Politico on Obama’s low foreign policy ambitions “Remember when American presidents set out to do big things in the

July 28, 2010
Commentary

India and the Nuclear Future

By Michael Krepon – In the 1950s, when the Soviet Union and the United States were regularly conducting atmospheric nuclear tests and

April 27, 2010
Report

Muslim Indians: Struggle for Inclusion

The stereotype of Muslim Indians is that of a relatively quiescent minority that has made its peace with its larger national non-Muslim

April 19, 2010
Report

Indian Climate Policy: Choices and Challenges

In order to negotiate effectively on an international regime for climate change, US policymakers must have an accurate understanding of the constraints

November 5, 2009
Commentary

Avoiding One Pitfall in US-India Relations

By Michael Krepon and Sam Black – The L’Aquila Statement on Non-Proliferation, released at the end of the G-8 Summit in Italy,

August 3, 2009

Vappala Balachandran on Internal Instability in India

Vappala Balachandran, retired senior police and intelligence official, India discusses internal instability in relation to issues of governance, social divisiveness, and violence

June 25, 2009
Commentary

A Greater Kashmir Development Authority

By Michael Krepon and Neetu Mahil – The ultimate nuclear risk reduction measure between India and Pakistan would be a settlement of

April 9, 2009
Report

Islam and Politics: Renewal and Resistance in the Muslim World

In Islam and Politics: Renewal and Resistance in the Muslim World, Muslim writers, regional experts, and Stimson analysts discuss contemporary Muslim thinking about

April 1, 2009

Vappala Balachandran talks about governance, social change, violence and crime in India

Vappala Balachandran, retired senior police and intelligence official, India, talks about governance, social change, violence and crime in India.

November 11, 2008