Needed: A Coherent U.S. Strategy for India
US policy towards India can no longer be reduced to narrowly defined regional issues, especially after a decade of sustained growth and the changes wrought by the Bush administration.
A Path for Peace in South Asia
India and Pakistan continue to prepare for war even though the majority of people in both countries want peace, reports columnist Zia Mian.
Postcard From…Dharamsala
Dharamsala is where Tibet 2.0 is being created.
Pushing South Asia Toward the Brink
The United States is arming both India and Pakistan, encouraging India’s nuclear program, and destabilizing the region through its military efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan, argues Zia Mian.
Strategic Dialogue: Counterterrorism in South Asia
Fouad Pervez and Sharad Joshi argue over the best way to move forward with U.S.-Pakistan relations.
AfPak: Negotiate from Strength
The sine qua non of any Af-Pak policy has to be a permanent rollback of the Taliban’s armed capabilities.
Bollywood Gets Political
It’s no longer just the same old song and dance: India’s film industry is tackling some pretty serious topics.
Big Three Block Iran Attack
Without the support of Russia, China, or India, the United States will have great difficulties starting a war with Iran.
Christians United for Israel and Attacking Iran
We can’t ignore Christian Zionists’ influence on U.S. policy toward the Middle East
The Dracula Round
Will the WTOs Doha talks come back from the dead?
An Uncomfortable Conversation about Nukes
Why is the Cold War Gang of Four suddenly in favor of nuclear disarmament? The answer is not entirely reassuring.
A New Cold War?
Politics is much like physics, columnist Conn Hallinan argues: for every reaction there is an equal and opposite reaction. And NATO is generating just such a reaction.
Ten Years After
A decade after India and Pakistan exploded their nuclear devices, the cloud that still hangs over South Asia is growing darker.
The World Banks Carbon Deals
As it outsources emissions cuts, the World Bank is dealing from both ends of the climate change deck.
World Bank: Climate Profiteer
The World Bank irresponsibly and recklessly continues to perpetuate the world’s dependence on climate-altering fossil fuels while profiting from carbon trading, a dubious remedy to climate change.