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April 2011
Will America Lose Afghanistan—Again?
by Gary M. Bowman
“In an apparent effort to box President Obama into a long-term commitment to the war, the generals oversold the troop surge’s potential. . . .”
April 2011
Why India Is Becoming Warier of China
by Shashank Joshi
“Beijing’s recent behavior has strengthened hard-liners in India by legitimating the assumptions on which their worldview is built.”
April 2011
Perspective: Shooting for a Century: The India-Pakistan Conundrum
by Stephen P. Cohen
What prevents South Asia’s two largest nations from resolving a conflict that threatens to persist for decades more? Hint: Kashmir is not the root of the problem.
April 2011
Books: When India Starved and Britain Stood By
by Sumit Ganguly
A new book documents a tragic episode during World War II, when Winston Churchill could not be bothered to prevent starvation that killed nearly 4 million Indians.
April 2011
The Month in Review
by the editors of Current History
An international chronology of events in February 2011, country by country, day by day.
April 2011
Map of South Asia
by the editors of Current History
Map of South Asia
September 2010
The Uncertain Fate of “Chindia”
by Shalendra D. Sharma
“Although Sino-Indian relations have greatly improved over the past decade, . . . [u]nresolved territorial disputes, China’s unconditional support of Pakistan, and growing competition for energy resources and regional influence could quickly derail hard-won gains.”
April 2010
Afghanistan’s Rocky Path to Peace
by J Alexander Thier
“Even if all essential parties are interested in a negotiated settlement, getting to yes is no sure thing.”
April 2010
How a Botched US Alliance Fed Pakistan’s Crisis
by Stephen P. Cohen
The sense of being used, abused, and discarded now constitutes a central theme in Pakistan’s ties to America. . . .”
April 2010
A Tiger Despite the Chains: The State of Reform in India
by Rahul Mukherji
“Powerful political interests still stand in the way of India’s realizing its economic potential.”
April 2010
Bangladesh’s Quest for Political Justice
by Jalal Alamgir
“Stints in power have been occasions to wipe out opponents, justice has meant vengeance, and egregious abuses have been legalized through immunity.”
April 2010
In Sri Lanka, the Triumph of Vulgar Patriotism
by Nira Wickramasinghe
“Rajapaksa’s patriotism merges nation and state, and it promotes a love of country based on a particular reading of the Sinhalese people’s foundation myth, a reading in which all other groups . . . are present only as shadows.”
April 2010
Perspective: What if Pakistanis Strike India Again?
by Sumit Ganguly
India showed restraint when Pakistan-based terrorists attacked Mumbai in November 2008. Next time, the Indian public will demand a military response.
April 2010
Books: At the Cemetery Gates?
by William W. Finan Jr.
A new book assesses the challenges facing America and its allies in Afghanistan. Many of the challenges are compounded by strategic errors committed by the Bush administration.
April 2010
The Month in Review
by the editors of Current History
An international chronology of events in February 2010, country by country, day by day.
April 2010
Map of Asia
by the editors of Current History
Map of Asia
November 2009
Pax Americana and the Rising Powers
by Rajan Menon
“While unipolar triumphalists deny historic changes are under way, multipolar pessimists exaggerate the pace of these changes and are cocksure about what lies ahead.”
December 2008
The Roots of Failure in Afghanistan
by Thomas Barfield
“Improving the situation in Afghanistan remains as much a political and economic task as a military one.”
November 2008
Pakistan: The Critical Battlefield
by BRUCE RIEDEL
“In the global struggle against terrorism, Pakistan . . . poses paradoxes and enigmas. Understanding these—and developing a strategy to deal with them—may constitute the single most important foreign policy challenge facing the United States.”
November 2008
Pakistan’s Perilous Voyage
by FARZANA SHAIKH
“Turbulence that results from competition among . . . rival centers of power might well propel the nation toward shipwreck. . . .”