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As the Muslim world’s second most populous country and the only Islamic nuclear power state, Pakistan is an important actor in the region and on the global stage. After gaining independence in 1947, Pakistan’s economic and political development has been hobbled by tensions in civilian-military relations, militancy, multiple wars and an ongoing rivalry with India. Its ties with the United States, which reached critical highs at times during the Cold War and the U.S. war on terrorism, is today characterized by a mutual lack of trust. ASPI’s past work on Pakistan has focused on internal and regional stability and on improving Pakistan’s relations with the United States and the countries in its neighborhood. ASPI does this by hosting policy discussions and providing analysis and expert commentary.

Reports

  • Silk Road Diplomacy AidData Report Page
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    Silk Road Diplomacy

    Report by ASPI, AidData, and CSIS on China's public diplomacy efforts in South and Central Asia.
  • Clockwise from top left: Hamid Karzai, President, Afghanistan; Asif Ali Zardari, President, Pakistan; Barack Obama, President, United States; Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister, India. (Secretary of Defense, The Prime Minister's Office, US Department of Labor and London Summit/Flickr)
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    The U.S. and South Asia After Afghanistan

    This report offers new ideas on how to integrate competing U.S. interests in South Asia, encourage stronger interagency collaboration across the East Asia-South Asia divide, and expand expertise on South Asia in the U.S. government.
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    Stabilizing Pakistan Through Police Reform

    Report: Improving Pakistan's police force
  • NEW YORK, May 18, 2011 — Following the launch of his Pakistan 2020 report, Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Fellow Hassan Abbas offers advice to the U.S. Congress on how best to handle the topic of aid to Pakistan.
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    Pakistan 2020: A Vision for Building a Better Future

    Asia Society’s Pakistan 2020 Study Group provides recommendations to address Pakistan's political, social, and economic challenges over the coming decade.
  • An Afghan soldier stands guard in an armoured vehicle in Kabul, 09 August 2007. (Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Back from the Brink? A Strategy for Stabilizing Afghanistan-Pakistan

    An Asia Society task force outlines a comprehensive reformulation of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan to achieve lasting stability in the region.

Videos

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Biden and Asia: Perspectives From the Region

One hundred days into the Biden administration, a panel of experts unpack how the U.S. is approaching security, defence, democracy, environment, economy, and trade with Asia.
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How China is Weaponizing the Belt and Road Initiative
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 /  New York

How China Is Weaponizing the Belt and Road Initiative

Daniel Russel explains some of the findings of the Asia Society Policy Institute's new report “Weaponizing the Belt and Road Initiative.”
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Coronavirus: Consequences for South Asia
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Coronavirus: Consequences for South Asia (Complete)

Anubhav Gupta, Ravi Agrawal, and Mehmal Sarfraz discuss the impact of COVID-19 on India, Pakistan, and the other countries of South Asia.
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Commentary

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    Moving Forward at the WTO

    Experts, including WTO Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard, discuss the way forward on critical trade issues following the postponement of the World Trade Organization 12th Ministerial Conference.
  • interview

    India's Positive Message at UNGA 2019

    Anubhav Gupta joins Times Now to discuss Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address at the United Nations General Assembly.
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    In Texas, Trump Hitches His Wagon to Modi's Star

    Anubhav Gupta explains why the U.S. president is befriending Prime Minister Modi.
  • A Brave New World in Kashmir?

    For the first time in years, all eyes are on Kashmir. What do India’s actions mean for Jammu and Kashmir and its people? And what does Narendra Modi hope to accomplish?
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    Will India’s Modi Get Away With Upending the Status Quo in Kashmir?

    India's actions open an uncertain new chapter in Indian-administered Kashmir, with reverberations far beyond its contested borders.
  • Asia Inside Out Podcast: India's Middle East Tilt

    Anubhav Gupta speaks to C. Raja Mohan about India's growing ties with the Middle East.
  • 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.”
  • 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.
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    How Modi Won the Political War Over the Latest India-Pakistan Crisis

    India's Narendra Modi out-maneuvered his domestic political opponents in the war of narratives during and after the latest India-Pakistan crisis.
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    Growing Chinese Influence in South Asia

    Visiting India, Kevin Rudd spoke on issues such as growing Chinese influence in South Asia, Doklam, and Pakistan-China and India-China relations.
  • Trouble with the Belt and Road in Pakistan

    Anubhav Gupta writes that Pakistan has confirmed the bugs in the architecture of China’s ‘Belt and Road’.
  • 4 Questions: Pakistan's Future Under Imran Khan

    The controversial cricketer-turned-politician takes office at a turbulent time in his country's history.
  • Trump’s ‘New’ Afghanistan Strategy Must Deal With Old Problems in India and Pakistan

    Anubhav Gupta writes that Trump's regional strategy for Afghanistan needs to grapple with the reasons the U.S. has failed to change Pakistan's behavior in the past.
  • 2017: The Year of Living Dangerously

    Kevin Rudd outlines ten major challenges facing the international system in 2017 at the Raisina Dialogue in Delhi.

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