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India Launch: The US and South Asia After 2014 (Complete)
Dr. C. Raja Mohan, Alexander Evans, Kanwal Sibal, and Dr. Manoj Joshi assess U.S. policy toward South Asia in light of its planned pullout from Afghanistan.
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New Priorities, New Policies for South Asia
Diplomats and policy experts offer recommendations for a more strategic long-term U.S. approach to South Asia.
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The US and South Asia After Afghanistan (Complete)
Experts discuss the prospects for achieving a strategic U.S. approach to South Asia and the hard choices an incoming Administration will need to make to get there.
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Experts: Time for Recalibrating US Policy Toward South Asia
At a report launch event today, panelists stressed that the opportunity now exists to implement a long-term, integrated U.S. strategy for the region.
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Obama's South Asia Opportunity
With the end of the Afghanistan conflict, the Obama administration has a window of opportunity not seen since the end of the Cold War to refocus its strategy in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the other countries of South Asia.
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What's Next for US Policy Toward South Asia?
Simply connecting the countries of South Asia with each other and their neighbors may not be enough, says a new Asia Society report.
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Photos: In Kabul, a New National Museum for Afghanistan Starts to Take Shape
After decades of neglect (and worse), a Kabul home for Afghanistan's cultural heritage has a new lease on life.
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US Can't Afford to Forget About Afghanistan Yet Again
"Unlike the early 1990s, the United States should not and will not leave Afghanistan to its neighbors alone," writes Alexander Evans, who calls for a long-term, regional strategy for the embattled country.
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Alexander Evans on the US and South Asia After Afghanistan
In a new Asia Society report, Bernard Schwartz Fellow Alexander Evans outlines the steps Washington can take to forge a more strategic, cohesive, and successful policy toward South Asia.
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Don't Write Off Afghanistan as 'Mission Impossible' Just Yet, Says Expert
Western analysts are premature in forecasting worst-case scenarios, argues Hassan Abbas.
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