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Throughout its decades of independence, Myanmar has struggled with military rule, civil war, poor governance, and widespread poverty. A military coup in February 2021 dashed hopes for…
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As violence surges in Indian-administered Kashmir, four experts say confidence-building measures between India and Pakistan are the only way to begin solving the territorial dispute.
Expert Roundupby Jayshree Bajoria, Daniel S. Markey, Siddiq Wahid, Prem Shankar Jha and Zia Mian October 14, 2010
Five South Asia experts assess the importance of solving the Kashmir dispute in relation to U.S. security interests in the region and what policies the Obama administration should pursue.
Expert Roundupby Jayshree Bajoria, Daniel S. Markey, C. Raja Mohan, Hasan-Askari Rizvi, Howard B. Schaffer and M. Farooq Kathwari July 13, 2009
Howard B. Schaffer, a former top State Department official on South Asia, says Washington should seek to prevent tensions in Kashmir from complicating U.S. security interests in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Interviewwith Howard B. Schaffer and Bernard Gwertzman September 10, 2008
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Could the October 8 earthquake help bring peace between India and Pakistan?India and Pakistan have clashed over the disputed region of Kashmir since 1947, when the t…
India and Pakistan have disputed the mountainous territory of Kashmir since the end of British colonialism led to independence and the partition of the two states in 1947. India controls about 55,000…
Interviewwith Esther Pan and William Milam October 12, 2005
Celia W. Dugger, a former co-bureau chief for The New York Times in South Asia, says that Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s surprise move to ease tensions with Pakistan— like India, a nucl…
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