The Key to Stability in South Asia
Few places in the world offer as daunting a set of challenges as South Asia: a narcotics-fueled insurgency in Afghanistan, a resurgent Taliban that has destabilized Pakistan, and chronic tensions between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan. Addressing these challenges will require realizing the great promise implied by the emerging ties between India and the US.
NEW YORK – Few places in the world offer as daunting a set of challenges as South Asia. A narcotics-fueled insurgency threatens newly democratic Afghanistan. A resurgent Taliban in its tribal areas has destabilized Pakistan. The recent carnage in Mumbai has prompted another standoff between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan.