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This page displays all Asia Society content on Pakistan in reverse chronological order.

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Watch: Complete Panels from Lahore Literary Festival in New York 2019

Catch up on all the panels from this year's Lahore Literary Festival in New York.
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Lahore Literary Festival in New York 2019: Imagery of the Afterlife in Islamic Gardens (Complete)

Historian Nerina Rustomji discusses her research on imagery of the afterlife in Islamic gardens with Cornell University professor Iftikhar Dadi.

Current Exhibitions

Site Lines: Artists Working in Texas
13 Apr 2019 - 18 Aug 2019
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Lahore Literary Festival in New York 2019: New Fiction, Pakistan's Bold New Voices (Complete)

A panel of young writers discusses the state of literary fiction in contemporary Pakistan.
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Lahore Literary Festival in New York 2019: US-Pakistan: Continuing Challenges (Complete)

Diplomats, policy analysts, and national security reporters discuss the evolving relationship and present challenges facing U.S.-Pakistan relations.
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Lahore Literary Festival in New York 2019: Writing Stories of Food (Complete)

South Asian food writers, including renowned cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey, discuss the role that food plays in the region's intangible cultural heritage.
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Lahore Literary Festival in New York 2019: Lahore, Art, and Literary Icons (Complete)

Panelists discuss the role that arts and cultural figure played throughout history on the political and social consciousness of Lahore.
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Lahore Literary Festival in New York 2019: Opening Remarks (Complete)

LLF Founder and CEO Razi Ahmed, Asia Society's Rachel Cooper, and UN Permanent Representative to Pakistan Ambassador Dr. Maleeha Lodhi deliver opening remarks at the 2019 festival in New York.
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Asia Abridged Podcast: Why Richard Holbrooke Clashed With Barack Obama

After Obama appointed the veteran diplomat to manage U.S. relations with Afghanistan and Pakistan, the two could not see eye to eye before Holbrooke's death in 2010. George Packer, author of a new biography on Holbrooke, explains why.
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Lahore Literary Festival in New York 2019: Free Speech in South Asia (Complete)

What are the implications for free speech and freedom of expression in increasingly right-wing and repressive regimes? MacArthur Fellow Ayesha Jalal discusses with distinguished scholar of religions Wendy Doniger.
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LLF 2019: Stretched Ecosystems — Impact of the Belt and Road Initiative on Pakistan's Environmental Ecology (Complete)

Panelists addressed the impact of Belt and Road Initiative development on Pakistan's environment and ecology. How will the country balance economic growth with environmental stewardship?
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Why Richard Holbrooke Clashed With President Obama

The veteran diplomat represented the foreign policy establishment that the 44th president wanted so much to upend.
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Q&A: Bharat Karnad on India’s ‘Inept’ Foreign Policy

In the opening pages of 'Staggering Forward: Narendra Modi and India’s Global Ambition,' author Bharat Karnad bluntly describes Modi’s foreign policy as “inept” and “short-sighted.”
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Cultural Diplomacy and Chiragh — A Light in the Dark (Complete)

A discussion on the role of cultural diplomacy and the creation of the South Asian Symphony Orchestra followed by a series of performances.
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The Indomitable Richard Holbrooke

The legendary diplomat and Asia Society chairman is the subject of a new biography published nine years after his death.
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Lahore Literary Festival Returns to New York

Check out our top recommendations for this year's LLF, including a chef-turned-music video star, a MacArthur Fellow, and new voices in fiction from Pakistan.
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Asia Inside Out Podcast: Examining Modi's Foreign Policy

On the eve of India's election, Daniel Russel spoke to S. Jaishankar, India's former foreign secretary, about the Modi government's foreign policy.