Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
After an early phase of impressive growth, Pakistan’s economy was unable to realize its potential for improving the lives of millions of citizens, thereby contributing to the repeated crises facing the state.
Strategic mistrust between China and India has worsened in recent years, prompting concerns that the world’s two most populous states are doomed to rivalry as their power and interests expand.
Pakistan―a nation founded as a homeland for South Asian Muslims, most of whom follow a tolerant and nonthreatening form of Islam―has become a haven for al-Qaeda and domestic jihadist and sectarian groups.
China's unique status as the source of transboundary river flows to the largest number of countries in the world and its water disputes with many of those countries has serious implications for India.
India’s rise as a global power poses new challenges to China’s interests in its near-abroad. Relations between Delhi and Beijing have improved on the basis of shared economic interests, but strategic uncertainties remain.
The hand-over of security responsibility of key areas of Afghanistan from the International Security Assistance Force to Afghan security forces is set to begin in July. This rapidly approaching date highlights concerns about Afghan capabilities and the status of regional cooperation.
Robin Lustig hosted a radio debate on BBC World Tonight on whether the United States can afford to lead the world.
The U.S., Russia, and China drive each other’s nuclear requirements. China and Pakistan drive India’s nuclear requirements, and India’s capabilities, now augmented by U.S. and other foreign assistance, play back on Pakistan and China.
Over the past 40 years, India’s foremost defense strategist K. Subrahmanyam or “Subbu,” as he was fondly known to his friends, profoundly shaped India’s foreign and defense policy through his work and writings.
The future of Afghanistan may largely hinge on international efforts to implement viable plans for a transfer of security responsibility, national reconciliation, sustainable socio-economic development, and regional cooperation.
