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.

• [6 Nov 09] Media Availability with Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn, III in New Delhi, India
• [28 Oct 09] Advancing Sustainable Security in South Asia
  Brian Katulis. Center for American Progress
• [14 Oct 09] Tajikistan Reacts to Increasing Unrest in Afghanistan
  Dmitry Shlapentokh. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
• [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
• [14 Aug 09] South Asia's Public Policy Choices in a Fluid World
  Shahid Javed Burki. Institute of South Asian Studies
• [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
• [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

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White House

• [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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• [current] United States Central Command
• [current] United States Pacific Command
• [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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• [current] Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
• [current] South and Central Asian Affairs: Countries and Other Areas
• [current] USAID: Asia
• [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
• [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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• [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
• [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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• [21 Sep 09] Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests
• [14 July 09] Afghanistan: U.S. Foreign Assistance
• [9 July 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
• [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
• [25 Aug 08] Pakistan-U.S. Relations
• [15 May 08] U.S. Foreign Aid to East and South Asia: Selected Recipients
• [30 Jan 09] India-U.S. Relations
• [2 Aug 07] Bangladesh: Background and U.S. Relations
• [26 April 07] Central Asia's Security: Issues and Implications for U.S. Interests
• [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

• [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] 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
• Asia and the Pacific
• Europe and Central Asia
• [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
• [Aug 08] Aspects of Islamism in South and Southeast Asia
  Robert W. Hefner, Amimesh Roul, and Joseph Chinyong Liow. National Bureau of Asian Research
• [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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• [current] Center for the Advanced Study of India
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• [current] Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
• [current] Council on Foreign Relations - Central Asia
• [current] Council on Foreign Relations - South Asia
• [current] Heritage Foundation Research: Asia and the Pacific
• [current] Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies
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• [current] United Nations News Centre - Asia Pacific
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