Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Deterrence in South Asia is a challenge for its three nuclear-armed powers, who must overcome deep-seated histories of misperception and mistrust if they are to maintain the peace.
Southern Asia is undergoing a significant transformation in the strategic force postures of its principal states.
The Kargil-Dras sector, a portion of the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir, became the focus of international attention in 1999, when a Pakistani incursion into the Indian-administered territory sparked a war.
In his first public event since returning from Kabul, Ambassador Ryan Crocker will deliver an address at Carnegie on the challenges and opportunities ahead in Afghanistan.
Often lauded as a strategic partnership, the multi-dimensional U.S.- India relationship has faced significant challenges in the past year.
A significant component of U.S. diplomatic efforts is encouraging security cooperation, which often serves as a foundation for further bilateral relations.
Since the end of the Cold War, there has been persistent criticism, both inside and outside India, that the country lacks a considered grand strategy.
Pakistan’s economy remains highly vulnerable to several aspects of the country’s current reality: continued security issues, political uncertainty, and two recent and severe floods.
The United States has dealt with Pakistan as a client state for more than half a century. Today, the relationship is complicated and Washington is at a crossroads: can the United States continue to engage Pakistan or has the time come for a different strategy?
The second term of the Indian government led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has encountered political turbulence and economic slowdown with no signs of the will to break out of a prolonged stasis at home, but shown a rare strategic purposefulness abroad.
