South Asia News
Pakistan's Historic Election Changes Little for U.S. Relations
May 14, 2013
Senior Program Associate for South and Southeast Asia Michael Kugelman analyzed the results of the Pakistani elections and how it would affect the U.S. relationship with Pakistan in this video interview with The Washington Post.
IDSA Releases New Documents on Indian Nuclear History
Apr 16, 2013
Researchers at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in New Delhi, India have released a new collection of archival documents on important aspects of Indian nuclear history.
Is Pakistan's Condition Terminal?
Mar 27, 2013
Program director Robert M. Hathaway weighs in on Pakistan's troubled future.
Taking Stock of the Pakistan-India Trade Relationship
Mar 20, 2013
A new publication examines the state of the Pakistan-India trade relationship, and what must be done to normalize it.
Pakistan Scholar Program: 2012-2013 Information and Application
Jan 08, 2013
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Fellowship Fund for Pakistan are pleased to announce the 2012-13 competition for the Wilson Center's Pakistan Scholar Program. One Pakistan Scholar, either from Pakistan or of Pakistani origin, will be selected each year. Successful applicants will spend 9 months in residence at the Woodrow Wilson Center, in the heart of Washington, D.C., where they will carry out advanced, policy-oriented research and writing.
Pakistan Scholar Simbal Khan Weighs in on U.S.-Pakistan Relationship
Dec 19, 2012
The Wilson Center's Pakistan Scholar offers insights about the U.S.-Pakistan relationship as President Obama prepares for his second term.
Aung San Suu Kyi to be Honored with 2012 Ion Ratiu Democracy Award
Dec 17, 2012
WASHINGTON —Aung San Suu Kyi will receive the 2012 Ion Ratiu Democracy Award, Jane Harman, president and director of the Wilson Center, announced today. Suu Kyi, will be honored with the prestigious award at a symposium in Yangon, co-hosted by the Wilson Center’s Global Women’s Leadership Initiative on January 15-16, 2013.
American Tariffs and Bangladeshi Deaths
Dec 12, 2012
The U.S. must bring down tariffs on imports from Bangladesh, argues former Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar Sanchita B. Saxena in a December 11 New York Times op-ed.
WPSP Summer Institute Delegate Wins Prestigious Award
Oct 23, 2012
The Asian Rural Women's Coalition nominated Sumaira Ishfaq, a delegate at the Women in Public Service (WPSP) Summer Institute at Wellesley College, as one of 100 “Women of Courage.”
Indian Government Announces Major Release of Foreign Policy Documents at NPIHP-IDSA Workshop in New Delhi
Oct 17, 2012
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has just announced the impending release of 220,000 newly declassified files on India's foreign policy history. Speaking at an NPIHP-Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) workshop on "The Early Years of Nuclear Cooperation and Non-Proliferation" in New Delhi, MEA Special Secretary Pinak Chakravarty explained that "It is understandable that the historical evolution of our nuclear policy and development of strategic thinking in this area is a matter of considerable academic interest ... We welcome academic inquiry and analysis on this subject."