Regional Policy Overview: South & Central Asia Compiled By The National Defense University Library
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White House
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- [current] Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
- [current] South and Central Asian Affairs: Countries and Other Areas
- [current] USAID: Europe and Eurasia
- [current] USINFO: International Information Programs: South and Central Asia
- [12 Dec 08] U.S. Relations with China and Discussions about Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan
Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [17 Oct 08] Remarks to the Press in the Kyrgyz Republic
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [9 Oct 08] Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations with the U.S.
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [5 Oct 08] Remarks En Route Astana, Kazakhstan
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [3 Oct 08] Remarks En Route to New Delhi, India
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [24 Sep 08] Briefing on Sri Lanka
Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [8 Aug 08] U.S. and Japan: A Joint Approach to South and Central Asia
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [6 Aug 08] U.S.-Maldives Relations
Remarks by Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, at the American Corner, Maldives National Library
- [3 Aug 08] U.S.-Sri Lanka Relations
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [3 July 08] U.S.-Sri Lanka Relations
Evan Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [13 June 08] Pakistan/Afghanistan-U.S. Relations
Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [29 May 08] U.S.-Nepal Relations
Evan Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [23 May 08] U.S. State Department Advancing Freedom and Democracy Reports for South and Central Asia - 2008
- [14 May 08] U.S. Assistance to South Asia: Is There a Strategy To Go With All That Money?
Remarks by Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, to the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South Asia
- [30 April 08] U.S. State Department Country Reports on Terrorism - 2007: South and Central Asia Overview
- [23 April 08] The Year Ahead in South and Central Asia
Foreign Press Center Briefing by Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia
- [2 April 08] A Democratic Stable South and Central Asia
Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [11 March 08] U.S. State Department Country Reports for South and Central Asia - 2007
- [29 Feb 08] Congressional Budget Justification: Foreign Operations - Fiscal Year 2009: South and Central Asia Regional Overview
- [21 Feb 08] Media Roundtable on South and Central Asia
Remarks by Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs to the U.S. Mission to the European Union
- [3 Jan 08] Press Statement: Government of Sri Lanka's Withdrawal from Ceasefire Agreement
- [18 Nov 07] Bangladesh: U.S. Government Disaster Relief Support Following Cyclone Sidr
Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
- [16 Nov 07] Press Statement: U.S. Government Disaster Relief Support for Bangladesh Following Cyclone Sidr
- [4 Oct 07] Media Note: Under Secretary of State for Policy Affairs R. Nicholas Burns Meeting with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Bogollagama
- [28 Sep 07] Remarks on Bangladesh to the Heritage Foundation
John Gastright, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [4 June 07] Fact Sheet: U.S. Government Support to Combat Avian and Pandemic Influenza - South and Central Asia
- [14 May 07] Roundtable with East-West Center Journalists Tour
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [10 May 07] Press Conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [20 March 07] American Business and Government: Partners in Central Asia
Remarks by Evan A. Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, to the U.S.-Kazakhstan Business Association and the American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce
- [9 March 07] Sri Lanka: Development and Domestic Prosperity
Steven Mann, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [7 March 07] A Regional Overview of South Asia
Statement of Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
- [6 Feb 07] Approach to Central Asia
Remarks by Evan A. Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, at the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
- [14 Dec 06] Elections in Bangladesh: A Critical Moment for the Country's Future
Remarks by Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, at the Heritage Foundation
- [17 July 06] South and Central Asia Update
Foreign Press Center Briefing by Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [1 June 06] Remarks to the American Chamber of Commerce Colombo, Sri Lanka
Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
- [18 May 16] Recent Developments in Nepal
Statement by Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- [17 May 06] The United States and South Asia: An Expanding Agenda
Statement by Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, before the House International Relations Committee
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Research & Analysis
- [18 Dec 08] Expand the Agenda in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Vanda Felbab-Brown. Brookings Institution
- [11 Dec 08] Bangladesh: Elections and Beyond
International Crisis Group
- [5 Dec 08] U.S. South Asia Regional - Not Kashmir - Envoy Needed
Lisa Curtis. Heritage Foundation
- [30 Nov 08] The Implications of the Mumbai Attacks for Afghanistan
Vanda Felbab-Brown. Brookings Institution
- [19 Nov 08] Stemming the Rise of Islamic Extremism in Bangladesh
Sajeeb Wazeb and Carl Ciovacco. Harvard International Review
- [6 Nov 08] India's Tamil Politics and the Sri Lankan Ethnic Conflict
S. D. Muni. Institute of South Asian Studies
- [23 Oct 08] India-Afhghanistan Relations
Jayshree Bajoria. Council on Foreign Relations
- [15 Oct 08] Sri Lanka's Eastern Province: Land, Development, Conflict
International Crisis Group
- [Oct 08] Asian Military Modernization
Richard C. Smith. Lowy Institute for International Policy NOTE: Follow the instructions on the screen to proceed to the full-text
- [Oct 08] The Global Race for Oil and Gas: Power Politics and Principles in Asia
Ingolf Kiesow. Institute for Security and Development Policy
- [24 Sep 08] Bhutan's Road to Democracy
Jigme Y. Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan. Council on Foreign Relations
- [Sep 08] National Legal Framework for IDPs in Sri Lanka: A Critical Analysis
Andres Angel. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
- [Sep 08] Energy Security in South Asia: Can Interdependence Breed Stability?
Joseph McMillan. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
- [Sep 08] America's Role in Asia: Asian and American Views - Recommendations for U.S. Policy from Both Sides of the Pacific
The Asia Foundation
- [Sep 08] Making Regional Cooperation Work for South Asia's Poor
Sadiq Ahmed and Ejaz Ghani. World Bank
- [1 Aug 08] Running on Empty: South Asia's Food and Fuel Crisis
Krishna Sutaria and Jonathan Robins. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [Aug 08] Humanitarian Agenda 2015: Nepal Country Case Study
Antonio Donini and Jeevan Raj Sharma. Feinstein International Center
- [Aug 08] The American Military Advisor: Dealing with Senior Foreign Officials in the Islamic World
Michael J. Metrinko. Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute and Strategic Studies Institute
- [Aug 08] Aspects of Islamism in South and Southeast Asia
Robert W. Hefner, Amimesh Roul, and Joseph Chinyong Liow. National Bureau of Asian Research
- [21 July 08] Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (aka Tamil Tigers) (Sri Lanka, separatists)
Preeti Bhattacharji. Council on Foreign Relations
- [3 July 08] Nepal's Election: A Peaceful Revolution?
International Crisis Group
- [3 July 08] Nepal's New Political Landscape
International Crisis Group
- [July 08] American Overview: Asian Policy Challenges for the Next President
Michael H. Armacost and J. Stapleton Roy. Asia Foundation
- [July 08] Appeasing China: Restricting the Rights of Tibetans in Nepal
Brad Adams, James Ross, and Joseph Saunders, eds. Human Rights Watch
- [15 May 08] The Bangali Taliban: Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
Wilson John. Jamestown Foundation
- [13 May 08] Afghanistan in Chinese Strategy Toward South and Central Asia
Tariq Mahumud Ashraf. Jamestown Foundation
- [May 08] Engaging Central Asia: The European Union's New Strategy in the Heart of Eurasia
Neil J. Melvin, ed. Centre for European Policy Studies
- [May 08] Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia
International Monetary Fund
- [28 April 08] Restoring Democracy in Bangladesh
International Crisis Group
- [2 April 08] Nepal's Election and Beyond
International Crisis Group
- [April 08] No Safety No Escape: Children and the Escalating Armed Conflict in Sri Lanka
Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict
- [April 08] Deepening Intraregional Trade and Investment in South Asia: The Case of the Textiles and Clothing Industry
Meenu Tewari. Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
- [27 March 08] Summary of Human Rights Concerns Arising From the Terai Protests of 13-29 February 2008
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Nepal
- [March 08] Seeking State Power: The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
Kiyoko Ogura. Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management
- [March 08] South-South Trade in Asia: The Role of Regional Trade Agreements
United Nations Conference for Trade and Development
- [20 Feb 08] Sri Lanka's Return to War: Limiting the Damage
International Crisis Group
- [4 Feb 08] Sri Lanka: Peace through War?
Raja Karthikeya Gundu. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [Feb 08] Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2008: Sustaining Growth and Sharing Prosperity
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations
- [Jan 08] Islamic Radical Ideologies and South Asian Security: The Case of Bangladesh
Anupam Ray. Center for Strategic and International Studies
- [Jan 08] Nepal in Transition: A Study on the State of Democracy
Krishna Hachhethu, Sanjay Kumar, and Jiwan Subedi. International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
- [08] Civil Society in Uncivil Places: Soft State and Regime Change in Nepal
Saubhagya Shah. East-West Center
- [08] ICT Infrastructure in Emerging Asia: Policy and Regulatory Roadblocks
Rohan Samarajiva and Ayesha Zainudeen, eds. International Development Research Centre
- [08] Transforming Government and Empowering Communities: The Sri Lankan Experience with e-Development
Nagy K. Hanna. The World Bank
- [18 Dec 07] Nepal: Peace Postponed
International Crisis Group
- [Dec 07] Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2007
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations
- [26 Nov 07] The Pursuit of Black Gold: Pipeline Politics on the Caspian Sea
Transcript of a Council on Foreign Relations event
- [7 Nov 07] Sri Lanka: Sinhala Nationalism and the Elusive Southern Consensus
International Crisis Group
- [Nov 07] Broken Pendulum: Bangladesh's Swing to Radicalism
Maneeza Hossain. Hudson Institute
- [Sep 07] Bangladesh: The Adolesence of an Ancient Land
Saira Wolve. Institute for Security and Development Policy
- [1 Aug 07] Islamic Fundamentalism in South Asia - Part 2
Jere Van Dyk. Strategic Studies Institute
- [19 July 07] Islamic Fundamentalism in South Asia - Part 1
Jere Van Dyk. Strategic Studies Institute
- [9 July 07] Nepal's Troubled Tarai Region
International Crisis Group
- [14 June 07] Sri Lanka's Human Rights Crisis
International Crisis Group
- [11 May 06] Security Strategies Toward Central Asia
LTC Kurt Meppen. United States Institute of Peace
- [Spring 07] Bangladesh 2007: The New Order and Islamism
Maneeza Hossain. Hudson Institute
- [Feb 05] U.S. Security Policy in South Asia Since 9/11: Challenges and Implications for the Future
Polly Nayak. Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
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