Topic: South Asia

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Breaking the Impasse: Direct Talks between Army Chiefs

By Feroz Hassan Khan Feroz Hassan Khan is a research professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate

June 27, 2018
Commentary

India and the NPT After 50 Years

As the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) turns 50 this summer, so will India’s refusal to accede to the Treaty on grounds that

June 22, 2018
Jayita Sarkar
Commentary

U.S.-China: A New Hyphenation Driving U.S.-Pakistan Relations?

By Sameer Lalwani and Hamza Shad   A Brief History Since Pakistan’s independence in 1947, it has had a mixed relationship with

June 21, 2018
Hamza Shad
Commentary

One Year After They Almost Went to War, Can China and India Get Along?

By Sameer Lalwani   While Sino-Indian friction will continue, relations have improved from last year’s low, and a border standoff seems unlikely

June 14, 2018
Sameer Lalwani
Commentary

A New Look at Crisis Management in South Asia

Editor’s note: The Stimson Center has a longstanding interest in the dynamics of U.S. crisis management between India and Pakistan. We have

May 31, 2018

Retrospectives on 20th Anniversary of India and Pakistan’s Nuclear Tests

We are pleased to announce the release of a special video series, “Retrospectives on India and Pakistan’s May 1998 Nuclear Tests,” to

May 30, 2018
Michael Krepon
Commentary

20 Years After Pokhran-II: Have Nuclear Weapons Made India More Secure?

In May 1998, India detonated five nuclear devices in the Thar Desert, crossing the threshold from a nuclear-capable to a nuclear-armed state.

May 30, 2018
Heather Byrne
Commentary

Economic coercion unlikely to stop Pakistan from backing militants

Earlier this year, the Trump administration suspended most security assistance, including Coalition Support Funds (CSF), to Pakistan and led the charge to place

May 29, 2018
Travis Wheeler
Commentary

Does Washington Need to Be Neutral in South Asia?

By Travis Wheeler The American crisis management in South Asia since India and Pakistan tested nuclear devices in May 1998 has had the overriding

May 28, 2018
Travis Wheeler
Commentary

Investigating Subcontinental Crises

In this article for Pakistan Politico, Sameer Lalwani and Hannah Haegeland review their edited volume, Investigating Crises: South Asia’s Lessons, Evolving Dynamics, and Trajectories,

May 8, 2018
Hannah Haegeland
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Avoiding Incidents at Sea between India and China

By Monish Tourangbam Monish Tourangbam is an assistant professor in the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations at the Manipal Academy of

April 26, 2018
Commentary

Trump and Kim Upend Diplomatic Protocol

Quote of the week: “Americans, being a moral people, want their foreign policy to reflect the values we espouse as a nation.

April 24, 2018
Michael Krepon
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