Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif in Washington
White House official photo by Pete Souza October 26, 2013: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif came to Washington on October 20-23 determined to create a new beginning, personally and politically,...
View ArticleBook Reviews – India, Pakistan, China, Sri Lanka
from https://www.flickr.com/photos/rishibando/7682708246/in/photolist This year’s publications include five noteworthy books on South Asia. Sanjaya Baru’s The Accidental Prime Minister paints a...
View ArticleSouth Asia in the U.S. Presidential Primary Season
www.flickr.com/photos/donkeyhotey/22391436666/in/photolist creative commons www.flickr.com/photos/donkeyhotey/22359941600/in/photolist creative commons January 21, 2016: Voluminous reporting filed by...
View ArticleSahibzada Yaqub Khan 1920-2016: End of an Era
http://urdu.neonetwork.pk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/yaqub-khan.jpg January 27, 2016: For diplomatic old-timers like us, Sahibzada Yaqub Khan was both a legend and a central part of the U.S.-Pakistan...
View ArticleSiachen Back in the News – but Don’t Look for Peace Yet
From Kashmir Study Group, via Wikimedia Commons February 17, 2016: A deadly avalanche that killed ten Indian soldiers earlier this month on the disputed 20,000 foot high Siachen glacier in Kashmir...
View ArticleU.S. Sale of F-16 Jets to Pakistan Riles India
https://www.flickr.com/photos/39463459@N08/15188497605/in/photolist February 20, 2016: U.S. provision of sophisticated Lockheed-Martin F-16 fighter jets to the Pakistan Air Force has been a particular...
View ArticlePakistan and the U.S.: A More Turbulent Ride
https://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelfoleyphotography/1926456687/in/photolist The strategic drivers of U.S.-Pakistan relations with Donald Trump in the White House will be similar to those of the Bush...
View ArticlePakistan: Pre-Election Turbulence
Flickr, 8687430357_5beaaf91cd_z May 7, 2018: For the second time in a row, Pakistan is nearing the end of the five-year term of an elected government. Parliamentary elections are due before the end of...
View ArticleJamsheed Marker 1922-2018: Pakistan’s Longest Serving Ambassador
From flickr.com/photos/menik/4521088374/ July 20, 2018: Jamsheed Marker was a diplomat’s diplomat. When he died in Karachi last month, he had been living quietly for two decades. But the outpouring of...
View ArticlePakistan elections: Imran Khan Rising?
From flickr.com/photos/mianshehbazsharif/36183733180/in/photolist July 21, 2018: Since my last article on Pakistan, the election scene has shifted. At this point, it’s looking like an ugly election,...
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