South & Central Asia

Regional Policy Overview: South & Central Asia
Compiled By The National Defense University Library

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This section contains the most-recently added documents to this Regional Policy Overview. All recently-included items can also be found by subject division below.

[11 May 13] Opening Remarks at the U.S.-Afghanistan Bilateral Commission
William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary of State

[11 May 13] State Department Press Release: Joint Statement by Foreign Minister Dr. Rassoul and Deputy Secretary Burns on the Second Meeting of the Afghanistan-U.S. Bilateral Commission

[8 May 13] State Department Press Release: State Department Call with U.S. Buyers in Bangladesh Ready-Made Garment Sector

[2 May 13] War Crimes Trials in Bangladesh Create Opening for Islamist Militants
Animesh Roul. Jamestown Foundation

[May 13] Regional Politics and the Prospects for Stability in Afghanistan
Sunil Dasgupta. United States Institute of Peace

[26 April 13] Engaging Men in Women’s Rights and Empowerment in South Asia and the Middle East
Anne Angarola, Steven E. Steiner, and Shannon Zimmerman. United States Institute of Peace

[April 13] Sri Lanka's Assault on Dissent
Amnesty International

[Winter 13] Pakistan and Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Zahid Ali Khan. Islamabad Policy Research Institute

[13] Local and Community Governance for Peace and Development in Nepal
Vidyadhar Mallik. German Development Institute

[29 April 13] State Department Fact Sheet: U.S. Support for the Istanbul Process

White House

[21 March 13] Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on UN Human Rights Council Vote on Sri Lanka

[16 Dec 10] Press Release: Overview of the Afghanistan and Pakistan Annual Review

[16 Dec 10] Statement by the President on the Afghanistan and Pakistan Annual Review

[10 May 10] Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, General McChrystal, and Ambassador Eikenberry
[4 Dec 09] The Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Foreign Press Center briefing by Gen James Jones, National Security Advisor
[1 Dec 09] Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on the Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan
[1 Dec 09] Fact Sheet: The Way Forward in Afghanistan
[30 Sep 09] Readout from the Press Secretary on the President's National Security Meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan
[13 May 09] Statement by the President on the Situation in Sri Lanka and Detainee Photographs
[6 May 09] Press Briefing by National Security Advisor General James Jones on the President's Meetings with President Karzai of Afghanistan and President Zardari of Pakistan
[6 May 09] Remarks by the President after the Trilateral Meeting with President Karzai of Afghanistan and President Zardari of Pakistan
[24 April 09] Statement on Continuing Conflict in Sri Lanka
[17 Nov 07] President and Mrs. Bush Extend Condolences to Victims of Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh
[29 Sep 06] Joint Statement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Kazakhstan
[27 Sep 06] President Bush Hosts Presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan at the White House
[17 July 06] President Bush Meets with Indian Prime Minister Singh

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Department of Defense

[current] United States Central Command
[current] United States Pacific Command
[6 June 12] Media Availability with Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta in New Delhi, India

[16 Dec 10] DOD News Briefing with Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James Cartwright from the Pentagon

[24 July 10] Pakistan Press Availability
ADM Michael Mullen, Chairman, Joint Cheifs of Staff

[24 July 10] Pakistani Dunya TV
ADM Michael Mullen, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

[22 Jan 10] Pakistan National Defense University
Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense

[22 Jan 10] Press Roundtable with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Pakistani Print Press

[21 Jan 10] Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates Pak TV Interview

[20 Jan 10] Press Conference with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates from India

[19 Jan 10] Media Availability with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates Enroute to India

[15 Dec 09] National Defense University Pakistan
Remarks by ADM Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the National Defense University, Islamabad, Pakistan

[17 Nov 09] Wall Street Journal CEO Council
Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

[6 Nov 09] Media Availability with Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn, III in New Delhi, India

[23 April 08] DoD News Briefing with Secretary Gates from the Pentagon
NOTE: Nomination of General Petraeus for CENTCOM Commander

[11 March 08] DoD News Briefing with Secretary Gates from the Pentagon
NOTE: Acceptance of the resignation of the CENTCOM Commander

[30 Nov 07] DoD News Briefing with Read Adm Pottenger, Col Stilwell and Cmdr Rabbi from the USS Kearsarge

[27 Nov 07] DoD News Briefing with Adm. Keating, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
Discusses U.S. military support to Bangladesh in the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr

[18 April 07] CENTCOM 2007 Posture Statement by Admiral William J. Fallon

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Department of State

[current] Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
[current] South and Central Asian Affairs: Countries and Other Areas
[current] USAID: Asia
[11 May 13] Opening Remarks at the U.S.-Afghanistan Bilateral Commission
William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary of State

[11 May 13] Press Release: Joint Statement by Foreign Minister Dr. Rassoul and Deputy Secretary Burns on the Second Meeting of the Afghanistan-U.S. Bilateral Commission

[8 May 13] Press Release: State Department Call with U.S. Buyers in Bangladesh Ready-Made Garment Sector

[29 April 13] Fact Sheet: U.S. Support for the Istanbul Process

[26 April 13] Remarks at the "Heart of Asia" Ministerial
William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary of State

[21 March 13] UN Human Rights Council Vote on Sri Lanka Reconciliation
John Kerry, Secretary of State

[12 March 13] Regional Economic Integration in South and Central Asia
Remarks by Geoffrey Pyatt, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, at the Afghanistan Security Days, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

[21 Feb 13] Press Conference
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[14 Feb 13] Press Statement: Situation in Maldives

[22 Jan 13] Press Statement: Conviction and Death Sentence at Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal

[11 Dec 12] Press Availability Dhaka, Bangladesh
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[10 Dec 12] Closing Remarks South Asia Women's Entrepreneurship Symposium
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[18 Oct 12] Central Asia: Toward a Great Gain, Not a New Great Game
Remarks by Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, at the Inner Asian and Uralic Natural Resource Center, Indiana University

[26 Sep 12] Interview with NTV "Frankly Speaking"
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[26 Sep 12] Interview with Times Now
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[20 Sep 12] Press Release: U.S.-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue

[7 Aug 12] Press Statement: Humanitarian Access for Rohingya in Bangladesh

[8 July 12] Press Release: Joint Statement by U.S. Secretary of State Clinton, Afghanistan Foreign Minister Rassoul, and Pakistan Foreign Minister Khar at the First Ministerial-Level Core Group Trilateral Meeting

[24 May 12] U.S. State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in South and Central Asia - 2011

[18 May 12] Remarks with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris before their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[6 May 12] Interview with Ms. Mooni Saha and Mr. Ejaj Ahmed at a Townterview with Bangladeshi Youth
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[5 May 12] Press Release: Joint Statement on U.S.-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue

[5 May 12] Remarks with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[27 April 12] Key Developments in South Asia
Remarks by Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, at the East-West Center

[27 April 12] Trilateral Core Group Press Availability with Pakistani Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani and Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Javed Ludin
Marc Grossman, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan

[24 April 12] Talks with India and Bangladesh
Remarks by Andrew J. Shapiro, Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs, at a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Roundtable

[17 April 12] Remarks at the OSCE Ministerial Conference of the Central Asia Border Security Initiative
Geoffrey Pyatt, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[27 March 12] Regional Integration: Afghanistan
Remarks by Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, and Kenneth Gross, U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan

[26 March 12] Statement by the U.S. at the 5th Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA)
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[22 March 12] Press Statement: UN Human Rights Council Vote on Sri Lanka Reconciliation

[29 Feb 12] Interview with Mohamed Afrah, TV Maldives
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[16 Feb 12] Remarks on Bangladesh
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs

[16 Feb 12] The U.S. Trade Show Luncheon Hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[25 Jan 12] U.S. Policy in Central Asia
Remarks by Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, at the Forum of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, SAIS

[28 Nov 11] Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal
Stephen J. Rapp, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues

[15 Nov 11] Next Steps on the Silk Road
Geoffrey Pyatt, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[14 Nov 11] Remarks at the Jamestown Foundation
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[14 Nov 11] Remarks on His Recent Travel to the Republic of Maldives and the 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[10 Nov 11] Interview with Suhasini Haider, CNN-IBN
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[10 Nov 11] Statement by the United States of America at the 17th SAARC Summit
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[4 Nov 11] Release of the Status Report: Afghanistan and Pakistan Civilian Engagement
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[1 Nov 11] Press Statement: Agreements on Nepal Comprehensive Peace Accord

[Nov 11] Status Report: Afghanistan and Pakistan Civilian Engagement
Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan

[27 Oct 11] Testimony on Afghanistan and Pakistan
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[22 Oct 11] Background Briefing in Tashkent
Senior State Department Official

[22 Oct 11] Town Hall with Women, Youth, and Civil Society - Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[22 Oct 11] Remarks with Foreign Minister Kamrokhon Zarifi after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[22 Oct 11] Background Briefing on the Secretary's Events in Islamabad
Senior State Department Official

[11 Oct 11] Meet Bangladesh: A "Next 11" Emerging Economy and a U.S. Strategic Ally in South Asia
Remarks by Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, at the U.S. Bangladesh Advisory Council Congressional Reception

[29 Sep 11] The United States' "New Silk Road" Strategy: What Is It? Where Is It Headed?
Remarks by Robert D. Hormats, Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs, at the SAIS Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and CSIS Forum
[23 Sep 11] U.S. Policy Priorities in South and Central Asia
Foreign Press Center briefing by Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
[22 Sep 11] Remarks at the New Silk Road Ministerial Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
[21 Sep 11] Preview of September 22 New Silk Road Ministerial
Foreign Press Center briefing by Senior Administration Officials
[22 June 11] South and Central Asia Fulbright Pre-Departure Orientation
James Moore, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
[13 June 11] Press Statement: Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement

[24 May 11] Interview with the Defense Writers Group
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[22 April 11] Interview with CNBC TV18
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[8 April 11] U.S. State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in South and Central Asia - 2010

[22 March 11] Interview with ATN News
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[18 March 11] Media Roundtable
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[14 March 11] Sri Lanka Looks Ahead: Will Prosperity Bring Peace?
Remarks by Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, at the Asia Society

[7 March 11] Interview with Financial Times
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[28 Feb 11] Interview with AFP
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[18 Feb 11] Remarks at the Launch of the Asia Society's Series of Richard C. Holbrooke Memorial Addresses
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[18 Feb 11] Remarks at the National Council of International Visitors Meeting
James Moore, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[14 Feb 11] Disaster Risk Reduction Symposium
Maria Otero, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs

[11 Feb 11] Interview with Asia Plus
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[11 Feb 11] Interview with ATN Bangla
Geoffrey Pyatt, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[29 Jan 11] Administrator's Stabilization Guidance
Rajiv Shah, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development

[29 Jan 11] Press Conference in Maldives
James B. Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State

[28 Jan 11] "Campbell Conversations"
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[19 Jan 11] The Obama Administration's Priorities in South and Central Asia
Remarks by Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, in Houston, Texas

[17 Dec 10] Remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)/Institute for New Democracies (IND) Roundtable
Susan Elliott, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[16 Dec 10] Remarks on the Afghanistan and Pakistan Annual Review
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, Frank Ruggiero, Acting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, and Alex Thier, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. Agency for International Development

[16 Dec 10] Press Briefing with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General James Cartwright
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[17 Nov 10] U.S. State Department Reports on Religious Freedom in South and Central Asia - 2010

[30 Sep 10] South Asia's Unheralded Stories
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[11 Sep 10] Press Statement: The September 8 Passage of Sri Lanka's 18th Amendment

[5 Aug 10] U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism - 2009: South and Central Asia Overview

[13 July 10] Special Briefing on Upcoming Kabul Conference
Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan

[8 June 10] Conversations with America
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, Philip J. Crowley, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, and Teresita Schaffer, Director of the South Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies

[3 June 10] Press Release: U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue Joint Statement

[3 June 10] Interview with BBC
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[June 10] South Asia: Humanitarian Assistance in Review, Fiscal Years (FY) 2000 - FY 2009
U.S. Agency for International Development

[28 May 10] Remarks with Sri Lankan Minister of External Affairs G. L. Peiris after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[28 May 10] Briefing on U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[10 May 10] Statement on Sri Lanka's Announcement of a Commission on Lessons Learned and Reconciliation
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[26 April 10] Press Conference in Kathmandu
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[1 April 10] Readout on Recent Travels to India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Belgium
Foreign Press Center briefing by Robert O. Blake, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[29 March 10] Media Roundtable
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[24 March 10] Remarks with Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi at Reception for the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, and Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan

[24 March 10] Opening Session of the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue
Remarks by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, with Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Foreign Minister of Pakistan

[11 March 10] U.S. State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in South and Central Asia - 2009

[2 March 10] Briefing by Special Representative Holbrooke on his Recent Trip to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia, Georgia and Germany
Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan

[22 Feb 10] Interview with BBC World News
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[7 Feb 10] Remarks at Dhaka University
Judith A. McHale, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs

[3 Feb 10] Briefing on Recent Trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan
Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, and Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture

[7 Jan 10] Role of the International Network of SRAPs
Foreign Press Center briefing by Daniel Feldman, Deputy to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP)

[Jan 10] Afghanistan and Pakistan Regional Stabilization Strategy
Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan

[7 Dec 09] Remarks at the American Enterprise Institute
Paul Jones, Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan

[23 Nov 09] Special Briefing on Secretary Clinton's Recent Trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan
Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan

[18 Nov 09] A New Era in U.S.-Indian Partnership
Remarks by William J. Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[18 Nov 09] Remarks on the Occasion of the Launch of the Congressional Caucus on Central Asia
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[26 Oct 09] U.S. State Department Reports on Religious Freedom in South and Central Asia - 2009

[23 Oct 09] On-the-Record Briefing
Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan

[9 Oct 09] Press Release: Assistant Secretary Blake Discusses the Humanitarian Situation and Prospects for Political Reconciliation in Sri Lanka with Sri Lankan-American Community Representatives

[30 Sep 09] Nepal Transition Initiative: August 16, 2006 - September 30, 2009
U.S. Agency for International Development

[25 Sep 09] Readout of Indian and Tajik Bilateral Meetings
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs

[21 Sep 09] Turkmenistan Bilateral Meeting
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[16 Sep 09] Remarks with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni after their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[11 Sep 09] Briefing on Recent Trip to South Asia
Jacob J. Lew, Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources

[9 Sep 09] The Obama Administration's Policy on South Asia
Remarks by Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

[13 Aug 09] Interview with Anbarasan Ethirajan of BBC World Service South Asia
Robert O. Blake, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs

[7 Aug 09] Interview with India Abroad
Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs

[7 Aug 09] Interview with Dawn Newspaper and TV
Robert O. Blake, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs

[29 July 09] Special Briefing on July 2009 Trip to Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Brussels
Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan

[3 July 09] Remarks at the Annual Federation of Bangladeshi Associations of North America
Robert O. Blake, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[29 June 09] New Strategic Partnerships
Robert O. Blake, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[10 June 09] Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard C. Holbrooke on His Recent Travels to the Region

[19 May 09] Press Statement: Sri Lanka: Cessation of Fighting

[12 May 09] United States and United Kingdom Joint Statement on the Humanitarian Situation in Sri Lanka

[8 May 09] Press Release: U.S.-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Consultations

[6 May 09] Remarks on Trilateral Consultations with Afghanistan and Pakistan
White House briefing by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[6 May 09] U.S.-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Consultations II
Remarks by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari

[5 May 09] Remarks During a Security Council Briefing on Nepal
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[30 April 09] U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism - 2008: South and Central Asia Overview

[30 April 09] Situation in Sri Lanka
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[25 April 09] Press Statement: U.S. Statement Regarding Tokyo Co-Chairs Call on Sri Lanka

[22 April 09] Remarks on the Situation in Sri Lanka
Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

[20 April 09] U.S.-Tajikistan Relations
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[16 April 09] Turkmenistan-U.S. Relations
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[16 April 09] Press Statement: Call for an End to Hostilities in Sri Lanka

[9 April 09] Press Release: Assistant Secretary Boucher Speaks with the Tokyo Co-Chairs

[8 April 09] Media Note: Assistant Secretary Boucher and Ambassador Blake Discuss Humanitarian Situation in Sri Lanka with Tamil Diaspora Groups

[13 March 09] Press Statement: Humanitarian Situation in Sri Lanka

[25 Feb 09] U.S. State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in South and Central Asia - 2008

[8 Feb 09] United States - Bangladesh Cooperation
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[6 Feb 09] Special Representative Holbrooke's Role in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[3 Feb 09] Press Release: United States and United Kingdom Joint Statement on the Humanitarian Situation in Sri Lanka

[29 Dec 08] Press Statement: Bangladesh Elections

[12 Dec 08] U.S. Relations with China and Discussions about Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan
Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[17 Oct 08] Remarks to the Press in the Kyrgyz Republic
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[9 Oct 08] Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations with the U.S.
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[5 Oct 08] Remarks En Route Astana, Kazakhstan
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State

[3 Oct 08] Remarks En Route to New Delhi, India
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State

[24 Sep 08] Briefing on Sri Lanka
Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[8 Aug 08] U.S. and Japan: A Joint Approach to South and Central Asia
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[6 Aug 08] U.S.-Maldives Relations
Remarks by Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, at the American Corner, Maldives National Library

[3 Aug 08] U.S.-Sri Lanka Relations
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[3 July 08] U.S.-Sri Lanka Relations
Evan Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[13 June 08] Pakistan/Afghanistan-U.S. Relations
Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[29 May 08] U.S.-Nepal Relations
Evan Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs

[23 May 08] U.S. State Department Advancing Freedom and Democracy Reports for South and Central Asia - 2008

[14 May 08] U.S. Assistance to South Asia: Is There a Strategy To Go With All That Money?
Remarks by Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, to the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South Asia

[30 April 08] U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism - 2007: South and Central Asia Overview
[23 April 08] The Year Ahead in South and Central Asia
Foreign Press Center Briefing by Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia
[2 April 08] A Democratic Stable South and Central Asia
Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
[11 March 08] U.S. State Department Country Reports for South and Central Asia - 2007
[29 Feb 08] Congressional Budget Justification: Foreign Operations - Fiscal Year 2009: South and Central Asia Regional Overview
[21 Feb 08] Media Roundtable on South and Central Asia
Remarks by Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs to the U.S. Mission to the European Union
[3 Jan 08] Press Statement: Government of Sri Lanka's Withdrawal from Ceasefire Agreement
[18 Nov 07] Bangladesh: U.S. Government Disaster Relief Support Following Cyclone Sidr
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
[16 Nov 07] Press Statement: U.S. Government Disaster Relief Support for Bangladesh Following Cyclone Sidr
[4 Oct 07] Media Note: Under Secretary of State for Policy Affairs R. Nicholas Burns Meeting with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Bogollagama
[28 Sep 07] Remarks on Bangladesh to the Heritage Foundation
John Gastright, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
[4 June 07] Fact Sheet: U.S. Government Support to Combat Avian and Pandemic Influenza - South and Central Asia
[14 May 07] Roundtable with East-West Center Journalists Tour
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
[10 May 07] Press Conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
[20 March 07] American Business and Government: Partners in Central Asia
Remarks by Evan A. Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, to the U.S.-Kazakhstan Business Association and the American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce
[9 March 07] Sri Lanka: Development and Domestic Prosperity
Steven Mann, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
[7 March 07] A Regional Overview of South Asia
Statement of Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
[6 Feb 07] Approach to Central Asia
Remarks by Evan A. Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, at the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
[14 Dec 06] Elections in Bangladesh: A Critical Moment for the Country's Future
Remarks by Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, at the Heritage Foundation
[17 July 06] South and Central Asia Update
Foreign Press Center Briefing by Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs
[1 June 06] Remarks to the American Chamber of Commerce Colombo, Sri Lanka
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
[18 May 16] Recent Developments in Nepal
Statement by Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
[17 May 06] The United States and South Asia: An Expanding Agenda
Statement by Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, before the House International Relations Committee

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Other Policy Sources

[current] Energy Information Administration Country Analysis Briefs for Asia and the Newly Independent States
Official Energy Statistics form the U.S. Government
[current] United States Trade Representative - South Asia
Gateway to information on trade between the United States and South Asia
[19 March 13] After the Withdrawal: The War Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan (Part I)
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific and Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa

[13 March 13] The Rebalance to Asia: Why South Asia Matters (Part II)
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific

[5 March 13] U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services

[26 Feb 13] The Rebalance to Asia: Why South Asia Matters (Part I)
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific

[19 July 12] Human Rights in Bangladesh
Hearing before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, U.S. Congress

[16 May 12] Assessing U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities and Needs Amidst Economic Challenges in South Asia
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia

Steve Chabot, Subcommittee Chairman

Robert O. Blake, Jr.

Nisha Desai Biswal

Daniel F. Feldman

J. Alexander Thier

[21 March 12] Challenges Facing Religious Minorities in South Asia
Hearing before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, U.S. House of Representatives

[19 Dec 11] Central Asia and the Transition in Afghanistan
A Majority Staff Report by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[3 Nov 11] 2014 and Beyond: U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan, Part I
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia

Steve Chabot, Subcommittee Chairman

Zalmay Khalilzad

LTG David W. Barno, USA (Ret.)

Ashley J. Tellis

C. Christine Fair

[27 Oct 11] Afghanistan and Pakistan: Transition and the Way Forward
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman

Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State

[26 July 11] Reassessing American Grand Strategy in South Asia
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Aparna Pande

John J. Tkacik

Sadanand Dhume

Shuja Nawaz

[24 May 11] Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and Other Extremist Groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[5 April 11] Assessing U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities and Needs Amidst Economic Challenges in South Asia
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia

Steve Chabot, Subcommittee Chairman

Robert O. Blake, Jr.

Nisha Desai Biswal

Daniel F. Feldman

Donald Sampler

[22 Feb 11] Avoiding Water Wars: Water Scarcity and Central Asia's Growing Importance for Stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Majority staff report by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[22 April 10] Crisis in Kyrgyzstan: Fuel, Contracts, and Revolution along the Afghan Supply Chain
Hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs

[7 Dec 09] Sri Lanka: Recharting U.S. Strategy after the War
Report by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[1 Oct 09] Afghanistan's Impact on Pakistan
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[9 Sep 09] Afghanistan and Pakistan: Accountability Community Oversight of a New Interagency Strategy
Hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security

[Aug 09] Comprehensive Oversight Plan: Afghanistan-Pakistan - Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Through Fiscal Year 2010
Southwest Asia Joint Planning Group

[25 June 09] A Regional Overview of South Asia
Hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia

Gary L Ackerman, Subcommittee Chairman

Robert O. Blake, Jr.

[24 June 09] Afghanistan and Pakistan: Oversight of a New Interagency Strategy
Hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security

[19 May 09] Afghanistan and Pakistan: Resourcing the Civilian 'Surge'
Hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security

[1 April 09] United States Policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services

[April 09] Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Southwest Asia: FY 2009 Update
Southwest Asia Joint Planning Group

[24 Feb 09] Recent Developments in Sri Lanka
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

[16 Dec 08] U.S.-Asia Economic Relations
Remarks by David H. McCormick, Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, at the Asia Society in New York

[14 Nov 08] Turkmenistan: Prospect for Change?
Hearing before the United States Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission)

[Nov 08] Comprehensive Audit Plan for Southwest Asia: FY 2009 Update
Southwest Asia Joint Planning Group

[June 08] Comprehensive Audit Plan for Southwest Asia
Southwest Asia Joint Planning Group

[21 March 07] South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy (SARI/E)
Remarks by Samuel W. Bodman, Secretary of Energy, in New Delhi

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Congressional Research Service

[13 Nov 12] India-U.S. Security Relations: Current Engagement

[19 Sep 12] Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests

[31 Aug 12] Tajikistan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests

[17 Aug 12] Turkmenistan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests

[10 Aug 12] Kazakhstan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests

[16 May 11] Pakistan-U.S. Relations: A Summary

[27 Oct 10] India-U.S. Relations

[12 Aug 10] Afghanistan: U.S. Foreign Assistance

[1 June 10] Pakistan: Key Current Issues and Developments

[7 May 10] The April 2010 Coup in Kyrgyzstan: Context and Implications for U.S. Interests

[1 April 10] Bangladesh: Political and Strategic Developments and U.S. Interests

[11 March 10] Central Asia's Security: Issues and Implications for U.S. Interests

[15 Oct 09] Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs), H.R. 1318/H.R. 1886/H.R. 2410 and S. 496: Issues and Arguments

[1 July 09] Kyrgyzstan and the Status of the Manas Airbase: Context and Implications

[4 June 09] Sri Lanka: Background and U.S. Relations

[6 Feb 09] Pakistan-U.S. Relations

[19 Dec 08] Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai, India, and Implications for U.S. Interests

[23 Oct 08] Nepal: Political Developments and Bilateral Relations with the United States
[15 May 08] U.S. Foreign Aid to East and South Asia: Selected Recipients
[2 Aug 07] Bangladesh: Background and U.S. Relations
[31 Jan 07] Islamic Extremism in Bangladesh
[18 Jan 07] Turkmenistan's Political Succession: Developments and Implications
[2 Feb 06] Nepal: Background and U.S. Relations

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Research & Analysis

[2 May 13] War Crimes Trials in Bangladesh Create Opening for Islamist Militants
Animesh Roul. Jamestown Foundation

[May 13] Regional Politics and the Prospects for Stability in Afghanistan
Sunil Dasgupta. United States Institute of Peace

[26 April 13] Engaging Men in Women’s Rights and Empowerment in South Asia and the Middle East
Anne Angarola, Steven E. Steiner, and Shannon Zimmerman. United States Institute of Peace

[26 April 13] The IMU Expansion in Afghanistan's Takhar Province: Jumping Off Point to Central Asia?
Jacob Zenn. Jamestown Foundation

[April 13] Sri Lanka's Assault on Dissent
Amnesty International

[April 13] Trends in Militancy Across South Asia: A Region on the Brink
Zachary I. Fellman, et al. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[April 13] Balochistan: The State Versus the Nation
Frederic Grare. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[12 March 13] The Sri Lanka File at the UNHRC: Need for India to Adopt a Balanced and Firm Approach
Gautam Sen. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[March 13] Connecting the Drops: An Indus Basin Roadmap for Cross-Border Water Research, Data Sharing, and Policy Coordination
Henry L. Stimson Center, the Observer Research Foundation, and the Sustainable Development Policy Institute

[March 13] The Political Settlement, Growth and Technical Progress in Bangladesh
Mushtaq H. Khan. Danish Institute for International Studies

[26 Feb 13] The United States, India, and Pakistan: To The Brink and Back
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event

[20 Feb 13] Sri Lanka's Authoritarian Turn: The Need for International Action
International Crisis Group

[Feb 13] The Afghanistan-Central Asia Relationship: What Role for the EU?
Marlene Laruelle, Sebastien Peyrouse, and Vera Axyonova. EUCAM: EU-Central Asia Monitoring - Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior and the Centre for European Policy Studies

[Feb 13] "We Will Teach You a Lesson": Sexual Violence against Tamils by Sir Lankan Security Forces
Charu Lata Hogg. Human Rights Watch

[30 Jan 13] Beyond Incrementalism: Rethinking Approaches to CBMs and Stability in South Asia
Toby Dalton. Henry L. Stimson Center

[17 Jan 13] Strengthening Economic Linkages between South Asia and East Asia: The Case for a Second Round of "Look East" Policies
Pradumna B. Rana and Chia Wai-Mun. S. Rajaratnam Schol of International Studies

[Jan 13] The United States and Central Asia after 2014
Jeffrey Mankoff. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Jan 13] Conflict Dynamics in Gilgit-Baltistan
Izhar Hunzai. United States Institute of Peace

[Jan 13] Enhancing India-Pakistan Trade
Nisha Taneja. New America Foundation

[Jan 13] India-Pakistan Trade Relations: A New Beginning
Mohsin Khan. New America Foundation

[Jan 13] Nepal: The Search for Justice
Amnesty International

[Winter 13] Pakistan and Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Zahid Ali Khan. Islamabad Policy Research Institute

[13] Local and Community Governance for Peace and Development in Nepal
Vidyadhar Mallik. German Development Institute

[14 Dec 12] Pressing the Case for Reconciliation in Sri Lanka
Gibson Bateman. Foreign Policy in Focus

[10 Dec 12] Central Asia Prepares for Post-2014 Afghanistan
Georgiy Voloshin. Jamestown Foundation

[Dec 12] India's Changing Afghanistan Policy: Regional and Global Implications
Harsh V. Pant. Strategic Studies Institute

[Dec 12] Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict in South Asia: Rising Tensions and Policy Options Across the Subcontinent
Arpita Bhattacharyya and Michael Werz. Center for American Progress and Heinrich Boll Stiftung

[Nov/Dec 12] India and Pakistan's Afghan Endgames: What Lies Ahead?
Neil Padukone. World Affairs

[20 Nov 12] Sri Lanka: Tamil Politics and the Quest for a Political Solution
International Crisis Group

[13 Nov 12] The Non-Unitary Model and Deterrence Stability in South Asia
George Perkovich. Henry L. Stimson Center

[30 Oct 12] Rohingya in Bangladesh: Maintaining the Status Quo; Squandering a Rare Opportunity
Melanie Teff and Sarnata Reynolds. Refugees International

[10 Oct 12] Sri Lanka’s Ongoing Struggle for Democracy
Saliya Pieris. East-West Center

[Sep 12] Turf on the Roof of the World
Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh. Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

[Sep 12] Understanding the Arms "Race" in South Asia
Toby Dalton and Jaclyn Tandler. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[Sep 12] The Other Side of Paradise: A Human Rights Crisis in the Maldives
Amnesty International

[Autumn 12] Drowning Stability: The Perils of Naval Nuclearization and Brinkmanship in the Indian Ocean
Iskander Rehman. Naval War College Review

[29 Aug 12] Peace Held Hostage in Sri Lanka
Gloria Spittel. Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore

[27 Aug 12] Nepal's Constitution (II): The Expanding Political Matrix
International Crisis Group

[27 Aug 12] Nepal's Constitution (I): Evolution Not Revolution
International Crisis Group

[23 Aug 12] China-South Asia Strategic Engagements – 2: Bhutan-China Relations
Mathew Joseph C. Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore

[14 Aug 12] China-South Asia Strategic Engagements: China’s Strategic-Security Interests in South Asia
Ma Jiali. Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore

[Aug 12] The Consequences of Failed Mediation in Civil Wars: Assessing the Sri Lankan Case
Sandra Destradi and Johannes Vüllers. German Institute for Global and Area Studies

[Aug 12] Prospects for Indian-Pakistani Cooperation in Afghanistan
Sadika Hameed. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[20 July 12] Sharing is Caring: Containing Terrorism in South Asia
Stephen Tankel. Foreign Policy

[July 12] Indian Ocean Rising: Maritime Security and Policy Challenges
David Michel and Russell Sticklor, eds. Henry L. Stimson Center

[July 12] Religious Movements, Militancy, and Conflict in South Asia: Cases from India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
Joy Aoun, et al. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[22 June 12] Pakistan's Impending Defeat in Afghanistan
Ashley J. Tellis. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[19 June 12] New Chinese Pipeline Proposal: Implications in Central Asia, Afghanistan and Beyond
Vladimir Socor. Jamestown Foundation

[13 June 12] Bangladesh: Back to the Future
International Crisis Group

[1 June 12] Kazakhstan Pledges Support to NATO's Afghanistan Transition Strategy
Richard Weitz. Jamestown Foundation

[June 12] Religion and Militancy in Pakistan and Afghanistan: A Literature Review
Mariam Mufti. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[June 12] How to Get Out of Afghanistan: NATO’s Withdrawal Through Central Asia
Heidi Reisinger. NATO Defense College

[June 12] Beyond Boundaries in South Asia: Bridging the Security/Development Divide with International Security Assistance
Brian Finlay, Johan Bergenas, and Esha Mufti. Henry L. Stimson Center and the Stanley Foundation

[June 12] Strengthening Democracy in Bangladesh
Tim Meisburger. The Asia Foundation

[3 May 12] Bangladesh: The International Crimes Tribunal
Jon Lunn and Arabella Thorp. House of Commons Library, United Kingdom

[May 12] "The Fear Never Leaves Me": Custodial Deaths,Torture, and Unfair Trials after the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny
Tejshree Thapa. Human Rights Watch

Army Investigation of BDR Mutiny

Government Inquiry into BDR Mutiny

[May 12] Afghanistan’s Neighbors and Post-Conflict Stabilization
Gregory Gleason and Timothy A. Krambs. George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies

[16 April 12] Logistics and the Afghan Endgame
Richard Weitz. Jamestown Foundation

[April 12] Factoring in the Indo-Af-Pak Triangle
Gauri Khandekar and Nausheen Wasi. Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior

[16 March 12] Sri Lanka's North II: Rebuilding Under the Military
International Crisis Group

[March 12] The Menace That Is Lashkar-e-Taiba
Ashley J. Tellis. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[Feb 12] The 80 Percent Solution: The Strategic Defeat of bin Laden's al-Qaeda and Implications for South Asian Security
Thomas F. Lynch, III. New America Foundation

[Feb 12] Maximizing Chances for Success in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Michael E. O'Hanlon and Bruce Riedel. Brookings Institution

[12] Demilitarising the State: The South and Southeast Asian Experience
Rajesh Basrur and Kartik Bommakanti. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

[20 Dec 11] Sri Lanka: Women's Insecurity in the North and East
International Crisis Group

[13 Dec 11] Nepal's Peace Process: The Endgame Nears
International Crisis Group

[12 Dec 11] India's Engagement with Afghanistan: Developing a 'Durable Policy Architecuture'
Daniel Norfolk. Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Sinapore

[Dec 11] Sri Lanka and the Peace Makers: A Story of Norway and India
M. R. Narayan Swamy. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

[Dec 11] The Economics of Peace: A Nepalese Perspective
Hari Bansh Jha. Observer Research Foundation

[Dec 11] Conflict Resolution in Afghanistan: India as Catalyst
Ali Ahmed. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

[Dec 11] The Economics of Peace: A Nepalese Perspective
Hari Bansh Jha. Observer Research Foundation

[Winter 11] South Asia: Danger Ahead?
Charles E. Costanzo. Strategic Studies Quarterly

[15 Nov 11] Nepal: An Update
Jon Lunn. House of Commons Library, United Kingdom

[Oct 11] India in Afghanistan: Valuable Partner of the West
Patryk Kugiel. Polish Institute of International Affairs

[Oct 11] Sri Lanka: Prospects for Reform and Reconciliation
Charu Lata Hogg. Chatham House

[23 Sep 11] Countering Insurgency in South Asia: Three Approaches
BG Amrit Pal Singh, Indian Army. Small Wars Journal

[12 Sep 11] U.S. and Iranian Strategic Competition: Competition in Afghanistan, Central Asia, and Pakistan
Eric Fitzgerald and Varun Vira. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[9 Sep 11] A Guerilla War at Sea: The Sri Lankan Civil War
Paul A. Povlock. Small Wars Journal

[Sep 11] Another Pakistan is Needed: Can Openings Emerge Post-Osama bin Laden?
Ann Wilkens. Afghanistan Analysts Network

[Sep 11] Pakistan's Future Policy Towards Afghanistan: A Look at Strategic Depth, Militant Movements and the Role of India and the US
Qandeel Siddique. Danish Institute for International Studies

[18 Aug 11] Nepal: From Two Armies to One
International Crisis Group

[25 July 11] Pakistan, the United States and the End Game in Afghanistan: Perceptions of Pakistan's Foreign Policy Elite
Moeed Yusuf, Hama Yusuf, and Salman Zaidi. United States Institute of Peace

[18 July 11] Reconciliation in Sri Lanka: Harder than Ever
International Crisis Group

[15 July 11] Optimism and Obstacles in India-Pakistan Peace Talks
Stephanie Flamenbaum and Megan Neville. United States Institute of Peace

[29 June 11] Patterns in Terrorism in North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia: 2007-2010
Andrew C. Gagel and Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[29 June 11] US State Department and Counter-Terrorism Center Reporting Terrorism in the Middle East and Central Asia, August 2010
Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies
[23 June 11] India and Sri Lanka after the LTTE
International Crisis Group

[14 June 11] Dominoes on the Durand Line? Overcoming Strategic Myths in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Joshua Rovner and Austin Long. CATO Institute

[10 June 11] The Situation in Sri Lanka: An Update
Gulbin Sultana. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
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[June 11] Justice and Security Dialogue in Nepal: A New Approach to Sustainable Dialogue
United States Institute of Peace

[June 11] Beyond Afghanistan: A Regional Security Strategy for South and Central Asia
LTG David W. Barno, USA (ret.), Andrew Exum, and Matthew Irvine. Center for a New American Security

[26 May 11] Non-State Nuclear Proliferation: A Factsheet on the De jure and De facto WMD Control Regime in South Asia
Debi Prasad Dash. Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability

[16 May 11] The Military Balance in Asia: 1990-2011 – A Quantitative Analysis
Anthony H. Cordesman, Robert Hammond, and Andrew Gagel. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[May 11] Security Net: Nuclear Risk Reduction in Southern Asia
Lydia Walker and Annie Siris Coombs. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

[19 April 11] Bangladesh: The Silent Crisis
Lynn Yoshikawa and Melanie Teff. Refugees International

[7 April 11] Nepal's Fitful Peace Process
International Crisis Group

[April 11] What Drives Pakistan’s Interest in Afghanistan?
Christopher L. Budihas. Institute of Land Warfare, Association for the United States Army

[April 11] Bangladesh: Successes in the Fight against Islamist Militancy - Democracy and the Rule of Law as a Bulwark against Radicalism
Jasmin Lorch. German Institute for International and Security Affairs

[2 March 11] The UK's Foreign Policy Approach to Afghanistan and Pakistan: Volume I
Foreign Affairs Committee, House of Commons, United Kingdom

[March 11] Measuring Perceptions about the Pashtun People
Amin Tarzi and Robert D. Lamb. Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Marine Corps University

[Spring 11] The Afghanistan Conflict: India's Changing Role
Harsh V. Pant. Middle East Quarterly

[Spring 11] Why America No Longer Gets Asia
Evan A. Feigenbaum. Washington Quarterly

[5 Feb 11] The Real Plan B in AfPak: Keeping China Out, Bringing India In, Calming Turkey Down
Tony Corn. Small Wars Journal

[Feb 11] Forgotten Prisoners: Sri Lanka Uses Anti-Terrorism Laws to Detain Thousands
Amnesty International

[13 Jan 11] Nepal: Identity Politics and Federalism
International Crisis Group

[20 Dec 10] Emerging Powers and Cooperative Security in Asia
Joshy M. Paul. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

[15 Dec 10] The Killer Tiger Roared: A Strategic Analysis of Sri Lankan "Kinetic" Counterinsurgency and its Theoretical Implications
Christian Chung. Small Wars Journal

[Dec 10] Empowering Diasporas: The Dynamics of Post-War Transnational Tamil Politics
Luxshi Vimalarajah and R. Cheran. Berghof Conflict Research

[Dec 10] Security in the Indo-Pacific Commons: Toward a Regional Strategy
Michael Auslin. American Enterprise Institute

[Nov 10] Deter and Assure: Charting a Course for America's Asian Alliances in a New Nuclear Age
Tim Sullivan. American Enterprise Institute

[Nov 10] U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan
Richard L. Armitage and Samuel R. Berger. Council on Foreign Relations

[21 Oct 10] Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Strategy of "Encircling" India
Animesh Roul. Jamestown Foundation

[7 Oct 10] Afghanistan: A Firewall is Better than a Partition
Sunshant Sareen and Harinder Singh. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
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[Oct 10] Militancy in Pakistan’s Borderlands: Implications for the Nation and for Afghan Policy
Hassan Abbas. Century Foundation

[Oct 10] Understanding Sri Lanka's Defeat of the Tamil Tigers
Niel A. Smith. Joint Force Quarterly

[29 Sep 10] Nepal's Political Rites of Passage
International Crisis Group

[14 Sep 10] The Military Balance in Asia: 1990-2010 - A Quantitative Analysis
Anthony H. Cordesman and Robert Hammond. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[1 Sep 10] Afghanistan and Pakistan Sign Trade and Transit Agreement
Gulshan Sachdeva. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute

[Sep 10] Obama's War: Prospects for the Conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Bruce Riedel. Centre for International Governance Innovation

[Sep 10] India-Bangladesh Relations: Issues, Problems and Recent Developments
Piyali Dutta. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

[Sep 10] Between China, India and the Refugees: Understanding Bhutan’s National Security Scenario
Marian Gallenkamp. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

[Sep 10] Reconciling Doctrine: Prerequisite for Peace in South Asia
Ali Ahmed. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
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[Fall 10] Swords and Ploughshares: Reassessing Nuclear South Asia
Matthew A. Rosenstein, ed. Bulletin of the Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

[31 Aug 10] A New Priority in India's Look East Policy: Evolving Bilateral Relations with Bangladesh
Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury. Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore

[27 Aug 10] What Sri Lanka Can Teach Us About COIN
Lionel Beehner. Small Wars Journal

[6 Aug 10] The Quest for Nuclear Disarmament in South Asia: A Reality Check
Moeed Yusuf and Ashley Pandya. United States Institute of Peace

[1 Aug 10] A Difficult Road Ahead: India's Policy on Afghanistan
Arjun Verma and Teresita Schaffer. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Aug 10] Political Roles of Religious Communities in South Asia
Ingolf Kiesow, ed. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[Aug 10] South Asia's Geography of Conflict
Robert D. Kaplan. Center for a New American Security

[Aug 10] Seeking Solutions for Afghanistan: A Report on the Abu Dhabi Process
EastWest Institute
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[27 July 10] The Manas Base and Challenges to the U.S. Presence in Kyrgyzstan
Ariel Cohen. Heritage Foundation

[July 10] Fact Sheet: Multilateral Peace Operations: Asia, 2009
Kirsten Soder. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

[July 10] Pakistan and Afghanistan: Understanding Islamabad's Objectives and Strategies
Sripathi Narayanan. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

[July 10] Northern Route Eases Supplies to US Forces in Afghanistan
International Institute for Strategic Studies

[July 10] Obama's New "Af-Pak" Strategy: Can "Clear, Hold, Build, Transfer" Work?
C. Christine Fair. Centre for International Governance Innovation

[July 10] Formulating an OSCE Summit Agenda: The Security Dimension
Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Institute for New Democracies

[July 10] Energizing Peace: The Role of Pipelines in Regional Cooperation
Saleem H. Ali. Brookings Institution

[30 June 10] Pakistan's Gambit in Afghanistan
Daniel Markey. Council on Foreign Relations

[28 June 10] The Irreconcilables: The Haqqani Network
Jeffrey Dressler. Institute for the Study of War

[25 June 10] Maoism in Bangladesh: Past, Present and Future
Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury. Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore

[25 June 10] India, Buddhism and Geopolitics in Central Asia: Regaining Centrality
P. Stobdan. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[22 June 10] The 'AfPak Policy' and the Pashtuns
Jon Lunn and Ben Smith. House of Commons Library, United Kingdom

[16 June 10] TAPI and the Prospects of an Indian-Turkmen Strategic Partnership
Roman Muzalevsky. Jamestown Foundation

[2 June 10] The Maoist Movement in Sri Lanka
Dayan Jayatilleka. Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore

[June 10] The Case Against Nuclearization of South Asia
Mahmudul Huque. Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

[June 10] A Regional Power Promoting Democracy? India's Involvement in Nepal (2005-2008)
Sandra Destradi. German Institute of Global and Area Studies

[June 10] The Afghanistan-Pakistan Theater: Militant Islam, Security, and Stability
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Clifford D. May, eds. Foundation for Defense of Democracies

[June 10] Afghanistan - Pakistan and Central Asia
Yossef Bodansky. Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung

[June 10] Prioritizing Strategic Interests in South Asia
Robert B. Oakley and T. X. Hammes. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

[Summer 10] South Asian Security Complex and Pakistan-United States Relations Post 9/11
Amer Rizwan. Islamabad Policy Research Institute

[Summer 10] An Appraisal of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategy to Counter Terrorism
Malik Zafar Iqbal. Parameters

[Summer 10] Prospects for Indian and Pakistani Arms Control and Confidence-Building Measures
Feroz Hassan Khan. Naval War College Review

[Spring/Summer 10] Understanding Female Suicide Terrorism in Sri Lanka through a Constructive Lens
Matthew P. Dearing. Strategic Insights

[25 May 10] Setting Aside Differences to Focus on Afghanistan: India and Pakistan's Role in Bringing About Regional Stability
Lawrence J. Korb and Gianluca La Manno. Center for American Progress

[17 May 10] War Crimes in Sri Lanka
International Crisis Group

[May 10] American Military Operations Inside Pakistan: Will it Help the US, Pakistan and India?
D. Suba Chandran. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

[May 10] Is a Regional Strategy Viable in Afghanistan?
Ashley J. Tellis and Aroop Mukharji, eds. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[May 10] Pakistan: Can the United States Secure an Insecure State?
C. Christine Fair, et al. RAND Corporation

[April 10] Improvised Explosive Devices: In Southern Afghanistan and Western Pakistan, 2002-2009
Alec D. Barker. New America Foundation

[24 March 10] Sri Lanka's Search for Peace: Round Two, Politics
Gloria Spittel. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

[1 March 10] The Threat from Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh
International Crisis Group

[March 10] Democracy in Bhutan: An Analysis of Constitutional Change in a Buddhist Monarchy
Marian Gallenkamp. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

[March 10] Beradar, Pakistan, and the Afghan Taliban: What Gives?
Ashley J. Tellis. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[March 10] Mobilizing Identity in the Pashtun Tribal Belt
Ellen Haring. Small Wars Journal

[March 10] The AfPak Strategy: Reactions in Pakistan
Karl Fischer. Afghanistan Analysts Network

[Spring 10] Great Power Politics: India's Absence from Ideological Energy Diplomacy in Central Asia
Simon Shen. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly

[23 Feb 10] The Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora after the LTTE
International Crisis Group

[Feb 10] India and Bangladesh: Internal Challenges and External Relations
Smruti S. Pattanaik. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

[Feb 10] India and Sri Lanka: Continuing Innings, Constructive Engagement
N. Sathiya Moorthy. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

[Feb 10] Indo-Nepal Relations: Transitional Phase, Testing Times
Padmaja Murthy. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

[Feb 10] The Militant Pipeline: Between the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Region and the West
Paul Cruickshank. New America Foundation

[Feb 10] Towards Cross-Border Security
Alexander Neill, ed. Royal United Services Institute

[Feb 10] Bombs and Ballots: Terrorism, Political Violence, and Governance in Bangladesh
Naureen Chowdhury Fink. International Peace Institute

[Feb 10] Transatlantic Policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan in Obama Year One: Missed Opportunities
Brian Katulis. Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior

[Feb 10] Transatlantic 'AfPak' Policy: One Year Later
Daniel Korski. Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior

[Feb 10] Al-Qaeda Central: An Assessment of the Threat Posed by the Terrorist Group Headquartered on the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border
Barbara Suden. New America Foundation

[29 Jan 10] Sri Lanka: Towards Reconciliation? Implications of Mahinda Rajapaska's Election Victory
Martina Klimesova. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[14 Jan 10] Bangladeshi Illegal Migration into Assam: Issues and Concerns from the Field
Namrata Goswami. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[14 Jan 10] Nepal: Peace and Justice
International Crisis Group

[11 Jan 10] Sri Lanka: A Bitter Peace
International Crisis Group

[6 Jan 10] Indo-Bangladesh Relations: An Enduring Partnership?
Sreeradha Datta. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
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[Jan 10] Conceptualizing AfPak: The Prospects and Perils
Ayesha R. Khan. Chatham House

[Jan 10] Terrorism and Indo-Pakistani Escalation
Daniel Markey. Council on Foreign Relations

[Jan 10] Bhutan: Internal Developments and External Engagements
Medha Bisht. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[Jan 10] The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Islamist Militancy in South Asia
Sumit Ganguly and S. Paul Kapur. Washington Quarterly

[Winter 10] The Emerging Dimensions of Pakistan-Nepal Trade
Ahmad Rashid Malik. Islamabad Policy Research Institute

[11 Dec 09] Bangladesh: Getting Police Reform on Track
International Crisis Group

[1 Dec 09] Bangladesh's Climate Change Emergency
Alexandra Matthews. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Dec 09] Reassessing the SCO Economic Security in the Context of the "Afghan Factor"
Azganush A. Migranyan. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly

[Dec 09] Peeling the Waziristan Onion: Central Asians in Armed Islamist Movements in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Peter Sinnott. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly

[Dec 09] The Need for Enhanced Regional Responses to Terrorism in South Asia
Gen. V. P. Malik. Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation

[26 Nov 09] India and Its South Asian Neighbours
Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy and David M. Malone. Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore

[26 Nov 09] Buddhism and the Legitimacy of Power: Democracy, Public Religion and Minorities in Sri Lanka
Darini Rajasingham Senanayake. Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore

[12 Nov 09] Bangladesh-India Relations: Some Recent Trends
Mohd Aminul Karim. Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore

[28 Oct 09] Advancing Sustainable Security in South Asia
Brian Katulis. Center for American Progress

[19 Oct 09] India's Afghan Policy Requires Rethinking
P. Stobdan. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[16 Oct 09] Legacy of Abuse in Sri Lanka
Anna Neistat. Foreign Policy in Focus

[14 Oct 09] Tajikistan Reacts to Increasing Unrest in Afghanistan
Dmitry Shlapentokh. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute

[14 Oct 09] Global Crisis: Bangladesh Bucks the Trend
Zafar Sobhan. YaleGlobal

[5 Oct 09] Afghanistan and Pakistan Indexes and Assessments
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event

[Oct 09] To Manage Conflict in South Asia: China's Stakes, Perceptions and Inputs
Zhang Li. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[Oct 09] India's Approach to Central Asia: Strategic Intents and Geo-Political Calculus
Jagannath P. Panda. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly

[Oct 09] Stabilization of Afghanistan: U.S.-NATO Regional Strategy and the Role of the SCO
Simbal Khan. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly

[Oct 09] State Elites and the New Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh
Neil Webster, et al. Danish Institute for International Studies

[Oct 09] Still Waiting for Justice: No End to Impunity in Nepal
Kamal Pathak and Ingrid Massage. Human Rights Watch

[23 Sep 09] Pratibja Patil's Visit to Tajikistan: Enhancing Goodwill, Trust and Mutual Confidence
Meena Singh Roy. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[Sep 09] Operational Check-Fire: An Assessment of Our Operational Concept of Operations in Support of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Interagency Policy and Goals
R. J. Buikema. Small Wars Journal

[Sep 09] Asia's Future: Critical Thinking for a Changing Environment
Dorothy C. Zbicz, Jennifer Turner, and Linden Ellis. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

[Sep 09] South Asia
Chapter 10 of Global Strategic Assessment 2009: America's Security in a Changing World
Patrick M. Cronin, ed. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

[Sep 09] NATO and the New US "Af-Pak" Strategy
Christopher M. Schnaubelt. NATO Defense College

[31 Aug 09] Demarcate the India-Nepal Border
Pushpita Das. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[24 Aug 09] The Imperative of a National Government in Nepal
Smruti S. Pattanaik. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[20 Aug 09] Uncertainty Rather than Stability Follows Defeat of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers
Chietigj Bajpaee. Jamestown Foundation

[20 Aug 09] Pakistan's Stake in the Afghan Election
Daniel Markey. Council on Foreign Relations

[20 Aug 09] Sri Lanka's Hollow Victory
Meenakshi Ganguly. openDemocracy

[14 Aug 09] South Asia's Public Policy Choices in a Fluid World
Shahid Javed Burki. Institute of South Asian Studies

[13 Aug 09] Nepal's Future: In Whose Hands?
International Crisis Group

[Aug 09] Caretaking Democracy: Political Process in Bangladesh, 2006-08
Sreeradha Datta. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[July/Aug 09] Toward a Nuclear Freeze in South Asia
Daryl G. Kimball. Arms Control Today

[30 July 09] The Future of Afghanistan and Pakistan: The Development Challenge
Remarks by Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development, United Kingdom, at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

[27 July 09] Pushing South Asia toward the Brink
Zia Mian. Foreign Policy in Focus

[21 July 09] Global Security: Afghanistan and Pakistan
United Kingdom House of Commons, Foreign Affairs Committee

[14 July 09] How the Kashmir Dispute Affects Security in South Asia
Jayshree Bajoria, et al. Council on Foreign Relations

[July 09] America's Strategic Intent Applied in South Asia
Robert R. Scott. Small Wars Journal

[July 09] Changing Security Dynamics in Nepal
Rajan Bhattarai and Rosy Cave, eds. Nepal Institute for Policy Studies and Saferworld

[July 09] India-Pakistan Trade: A Roadmap for Enhancing Economic Relations
Mohsin S. Khan. Peterson Institute for International Economics

[30 June 09] Sri Lanka's Judiciary: Politicised Courts, Compromised Rights
International Crisis Group

[8 June 09] Afghanistan and Pakistan: A Status Report
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event

[8 June 09] Growing Chinese Influence in Sri Lanka
Gunjan Singh. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[8 June 09] Ending the LTTE: Recipe for Counter-Terrorism?
Arabinda Acharya. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

[5 June 09] War and Peace in Sri Lanka
Jon Lunn, Claire Taylor, and Ian Townsend. House of Commons Library, United Kingdom

[June 09] Climate Change and Security in Bangladesh: A Case Study
Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies and Saferworld

[June 09] Aid and Violence: Development Policies and Conflict in Nepal
Francesca Bonino and Antonio Donini. Feinstein International Center

[June 09] Triage: The Next Twelve Months in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Andrew M. Exum, et al. Center for a New American Security

[June 09] Challenges and Opportunities for the Obama Administration in Central Asia
Stephen J. Blank. Strategic Studies Institute

[May/June 09] Restoring India's Silk Route Links with South and Central Asia across Kashmir: Challenges and Opportunities
Mushtaq A. Kaw. China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly

[Summer 09] The Role of Observers in SAARC
Rashid Ahmad Khan. Islamabad Policy Research Institute Journal

[28 May 09] Brief on India's Neighborhood
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[20 May 09] Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (aka Tamil Tigers) (Sri Lanka, separatists)
Preeti Bhattacharji. Council on Foreign Relations

[18 May 09] The Sri Lankan Conflict
Jayshree Bajoria. Council on Foreign Relations

[18 May 09] EU and its Conflict Resolution Potential: The Case of Sri Lanka
Martina Klimesova. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[18 May 09] China's Inroads into Nepal: India's Concerns
Abanti Bhattacharya. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[14 May 09] Nepal: Precarious Peace Process
Nihar Nayak. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[5 May 09] Masses in Flight: The Crisis of Internal Displacement in Sri Lanka
M. Mayilvaganan. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[May 09] State of the World's Human Rights
Amnesty International

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[May 09] Countering Terrorism in South Asia: Strengthening Multilateral Engagement
Eric Rosand, Naureen Chowdhury Fink, and Jason Ipe. Center for Global Counterterrorism Cooperation and the International Peace Institute

[May 09] International Intervention in Sri Lanka
Asoka Bandarage. Foreign Policy Research Institute

[May 09] Sri Lanka: What Role for the EU?
Amaia Sánchez Cacicedo. European Union Institute for Security Studies

[20 April 09] The Deepening Humanitarian Crisis in Sri Lanka
Transcript of a Brookings Institution event

[16 April 09] Development Assistance and Conflict in Sri Lanka: Lessons from the Eastern Province
International Crisis Group

[10 April 09] UK Charity Funding Arms and Training for Bangladeshi Terrorists
James Brandon. Jamestown Foundation

[2 April 09] Avoiding Unnecessary Radicalization in Bangladesh: Learning from Pakistan's Counter-Terrorism Experiences in FATA
Ryan Clarke and Clint Lorimore. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

[April 09] From AfPak to PakAf: A Response to the New U.S. Strategy for South Asia
Daniel Markey. Council on Foreign Relations
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[April 09] Back From the Brink? A Strategy for Stabilizing Afghanistan-Pakistan
Asia Society

[April 09] How Obama Can Get South Asia Right
C. Raja Mohan. Washington Quarterly

[30 March 09] Nepal: New 'Strategic Partner' of China?
Nihar Nayak. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[21 March 09] Fighting in Sri Lanka: Protect Civilians to Facilitate Long-Term Peace
Lisa Curtis and Nicholas Hamisevicz. Heritage Foundation

[16 March 09] Sheikh Hasina's Regional Anti-Terror Task Force Unlikely to Takeoff
Anand Kumar. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[12 March 09] Sri Lanka's Civil War: End of an Era?
Nadeeka Withana. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

[9 March 09] Conflict Risk Alert: Sri Lanka
International Crisis Group

[March 09] In a Weak State: Status and Reintegration of Children Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups (CAAFAG) in Nepal
Oliver Housden. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

[March 09] The Search for Nuclear Stabilization in Southern Asia
Michael Krepon. Henry L. Stimson Center

[Spring 09] Nuclear Arms and the Future of South Asia
Michael Krepon. Joint Force Quarterly

[23 Feb 09] End Game in Sri Lanka
Harsh V. Pant. YaleGlobal

[19 Feb 09] Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2008
NOTE: Information on drug control developments and efforts in South Asia and West Asia begins on page 87

[19 Feb 09] Nepal's Faltering Peace Process
International Crisis Group

[12-13 Feb 09] Conference Report: A Decade of Nuclear Learning: Ten Years after the South Asian Nuclear Tests
Zachary S. Davis. Center for Contemporary Conflict, Naval Postgraduate School

[Feb 09] Nepal: A Failing State or State in Transition?
Oliver Housden. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

[Feb 09] How to Kill Civilians in the Name of "Human Rights": Lessons from Sri Lanka
Michael Radu. Foreign Policy Research Institute

[Feb 09] War on the Displaced: Sri Lankan Army and LTTE Abuses against Civilians in the Vanni
Human Rights Watch

[Jan/Feb 09] Stepping Back From the Brink: Avoiding a Nuclear March of Folly in South Asia
Zachary Davis. Arms Control Today

[9 Jan 09] Towards Better India-Bangladesh Relations
M. Shamsur Rabb Khan. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[Jan 09] South Asia - An Insecure Region Searches for Stability
Siddarth Bannerjee. Canadian International Council

[Jan 09] The New Dynamic Relations in Asia: How Can the United States Adjust its Strategic Vision?
Charles Horner. Hudson Institute

[Jan 09] Special Roundtable - Advising the New U.S. President
Michael Green, et al. Asia Policy

[Jan 09] An American Strategy for Asia
Dan Blumenthal and Aaron Friedberg. American Enterprise Institute

[09] SAARC: Changing Realities, Opportunities and Challenges
Rajiv Kumar. German Development Institute

[09] Energy and Security Cooperation in Asia: Challenges and Prospects
Christopher Len and Alvin Chew, eds. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[09] Countering Violent Extremism: The Fate of the Tamil Tigers
S. Azmat Hassan. EastWest Institute

[09] Exploiting Natural Resources: Growth, Instability and Conflict in the Middle East and Asia
Richard Cronin and Amit Pandya, eds. Henry L. Stimson Center

[09] U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan
Malou Innocent. Cato Handbook for Policymakers - Cato Institute

[29 Dec 08] Bangladesh Ninth Parliamentary Elections - Preliminary Election Observation Report
Election Working Group

[29 Dec 08] 'Transformational Elections' in Bangladesh
Anand Kumar. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[22 Dec 08] Exploring India-Kazakhstan Transport Linkages
P. Stobdan. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

[18 Dec 08] Expand the Agenda in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Vanda Felbab-Brown. Brookings Institution

[11 Dec 08] Bangladesh: Elections and Beyond
International Crisis Group

[5 Dec 08] U.S. South Asia Regional - Not Kashmir - Envoy Needed
Lisa Curtis. Heritage Foundation

[Dec 08] U.S. Arms Recipients, 2006/07: Central and South Asia
William D. Hartung and Frida Berrigan. New America Foundation

[Dec 08] The Fall of a Hindu Monarchy: Maoists in Power in Nepal
Benoît Cailmail. French Institute of International Relations

[30 Nov 08] The Implications of the Mumbai Attacks for Afghanistan
Vanda Felbab-Brown. Brookings Institution

[19 Nov 08] Stemming the Rise of Islamic Extremism in Bangladesh
Sajeeb Wazeb and Carl Ciovacco. Harvard International Review

[13-14 Nov 08] Implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in South Asia
International Peace Institute

[10 Nov 08] Final Report on Observing Nepal's 2008 Constituent Assembly Election
The Carter Center

[6 Nov 08] India's Tamil Politics and the Sri Lankan Ethnic Conflict
S. D. Muni. Institute of South Asian Studies

[Nov 08] One Year after Cyclone Sidr: Fear Replaces Hope
Shaheen Chughtai. Oxfam International

[23 Oct 08] India-Afhghanistan Relations
Jayshree Bajoria. Council on Foreign Relations

[15 Oct 08] Sri Lanka's Eastern Province: Land, Development, Conflict
International Crisis Group

[Oct 08] Asian Military Modernization
Richard C. Smith. Lowy Institute for International Policy
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[Oct 08] The Global Race for Oil and Gas: Power Politics and Principles in Asia
Ingolf Kiesow. Institute for Security and Development Policy

[24 Sep 08] Bhutan's Road to Democracy
Jigme Y. Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan. Council on Foreign Relations

[Sep 08] National Legal Framework for IDPs in Sri Lanka: A Critical Analysis
Andres Angel. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

[Sep 08] Energy Security in South Asia: Can Interdependence Breed Stability?
Joseph McMillan. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

[Sep 08] America's Role in Asia: Asian and American Views - Recommendations for U.S. Policy from Both Sides of the Pacific
The Asia Foundation

[Sep 08] Making Regional Cooperation Work for South Asia's Poor
Sadiq Ahmed and Ejaz Ghani. World Bank

[1 Aug 08] Running on Empty: South Asia's Food and Fuel Crisis
Krishna Sutaria and Jonathan Robins. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Aug 08] Humanitarian Agenda 2015: Nepal Country Case Study
Antonio Donini and Jeevan Raj Sharma. Feinstein International Center

[Aug 08] The American Military Advisor: Dealing with Senior Foreign Officials in the Islamic World
Michael J. Metrinko. Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute and Strategic Studies Institute

[3 July 08] Nepal's Election: A Peaceful Revolution?
International Crisis Group

[3 July 08] Nepal's New Political Landscape
International Crisis Group

[July 08] American Overview: Asian Policy Challenges for the Next President
Michael H. Armacost and J. Stapleton Roy. Asia Foundation

[July 08] Appeasing China: Restricting the Rights of Tibetans in Nepal
Brad Adams, James Ross, and Joseph Saunders, eds. Human Rights Watch

[15 May 08] The Bangali Taliban: Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
Wilson John. Jamestown Foundation

[13 May 08] Afghanistan in Chinese Strategy Toward South and Central Asia
Tariq Mahumud Ashraf. Jamestown Foundation

[May 08] Engaging Central Asia: The European Union's New Strategy in the Heart of Eurasia
Neil J. Melvin, ed. Centre for European Policy Studies

[May 08] Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia
International Monetary Fund

[28 April 08] Restoring Democracy in Bangladesh
International Crisis Group

[2 April 08] Nepal's Election and Beyond
International Crisis Group

[April 08] No Safety No Escape: Children and the Escalating Armed Conflict in Sri Lanka
Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict

[April 08] Deepening Intraregional Trade and Investment in South Asia: The Case of the Textiles and Clothing Industry
Meenu Tewari. Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations

[27 March 08] Summary of Human Rights Concerns Arising From the Terai Protests of 13-29 February 2008
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Nepal

[March 08] Seeking State Power: The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
Kiyoko Ogura. Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management

[March 08] South-South Trade in Asia: The Role of Regional Trade Agreements
United Nations Conference for Trade and Development

[20 Feb 08] Sri Lanka's Return to War: Limiting the Damage
International Crisis Group

[4 Feb 08] Sri Lanka: Peace through War?
Raja Karthikeya Gundu. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Feb 08] Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2008: Sustaining Growth and Sharing Prosperity
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations

[Jan 08] Islamic Radical Ideologies and South Asian Security: The Case of Bangladesh
Anupam Ray. Center for Strategic and International Studies

[Jan 08] Nepal in Transition: A Study on the State of Democracy
Krishna Hachhethu, Sanjay Kumar, and Jiwan Subedi. International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

[08] Creating the New Constitution: A Guide for Nepali Citizens
Yash Ghai and Jill Cottrell, eds. International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

[08] Bhutan: Land of Happiness for the Selected
Norwegian Refugee Council

[08] Civil Society in Uncivil Places: Soft State and Regime Change in Nepal
Saubhagya Shah. East-West Center

[08] ICT Infrastructure in Emerging Asia: Policy and Regulatory Roadblocks
Rohan Samarajiva and Ayesha Zainudeen, eds. International Development Research Centre

[08] Transforming Government and Empowering Communities: The Sri Lankan Experience with e-Development
Nagy K. Hanna. The World Bank

[18 Dec 07] Nepal: Peace Postponed
International Crisis Group

[Dec 07] Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2007
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations

[26 Nov 07] The Pursuit of Black Gold: Pipeline Politics on the Caspian Sea
Transcript of a Council on Foreign Relations event

[7 Nov 07] Sri Lanka: Sinhala Nationalism and the Elusive Southern Consensus
International Crisis Group

[Nov 07] Broken Pendulum: Bangladesh's Swing to Radicalism
Maneeza Hossain. Hudson Institute

[Sep 07] Bangladesh: The Adolesence of an Ancient Land
Saira Wolve. Institute for Security and Development Policy
[1 Aug 07] Islamic Fundamentalism in South Asia - Part 2
Jere Van Dyk. Strategic Studies Institute
[19 July 07] Islamic Fundamentalism in South Asia - Part 1
Jere Van Dyk. Strategic Studies Institute
[9 July 07] Nepal's Troubled Tarai Region
International Crisis Group
[14 June 07] Sri Lanka's Human Rights Crisis
International Crisis Group
[11 May 06] Security Strategies Toward Central Asia
LTC Kurt Meppen. United States Institute of Peace
[Spring 07] Bangladesh 2007: The New Order and Islamism
Maneeza Hossain. Hudson Institute

[Feb 05] U.S. Security Policy in South Asia Since 9/11: Challenges and Implications for the Future
Polly Nayak. Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

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