Michael Kugelman
Director, South Asia Institute at Wilson Center
Writer at South Asia Brief
South Asia analyst. Writer of @ForeignPolicy's weekly South Asia Brief. Senior Fellow @AsiaPacificFdn. Tweeting in a personal capacity.
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flipboard.com | Michael Kugelman
4 hours agoNo One Can Offer Any HopeEven if most Americans haven’t abandoned their private sense of empathy, many don’t seem terribly bothered by the rancidness of their leaders. Every month or so I get a desperate message from a 25-year-old Afghan refugee in Pakistan. Another came just last week. I’ve written about Saman in the past. …1 hour agoWhy Is India Talking to the Taliban? The militant group’s reintegration into regional politics was inevitable.
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3 weeks ago |
foreignpolicy.com | Michael Kugelman
Foreign & Public Diplomacy Military Security United States India South Asia Michael Kugelman Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief.
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foreignpolicy.com | Michael Kugelman
South Asia Brief News and analysis from India and its neighboring countries in South Asia, a region home to one-fourth of the world’s population. Delivered Wednesday.
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warontherocks.com | Michael Kugelman |Daniel Markey |Oriana Skylar Mastro |Sameer Lalwani
In the latest conflict between Pakistan and India, Pakistan used weapons systems imported from China, with varying degrees of success. Pakistan is a crucial customer for Chinese weapons exports, with 63 percent of China’s arms exports going to Pakistan between 2020 and 2024. The conflict offered an opportunity to observe how Chinese-provided weapons performed against Western-provided and Indian weapons.
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1 month ago |
flipboard.com | Michael Kugelman
7 hours agoA counterterrorism policy designed to burnish a strongman’s image risks setting off new rounds of conflict. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has forged a new counterterrorism doctrine during his decade in power: Any terrorist attack emanating from Pakistan will face a scorching Indian-military …
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In my latest Q/A with @RediffNews I discuss the Pakistani army chief’s rare promotion to field marshal, what it could mean for Pakistan’s politics (including the plight of Imran Khan), and what it could mean for Munir and his future leadership. https://t.co/ejXsi0JJiB
Yesterday Karan Thapar interviewed me about the role of the US during the recent India-Pakistan conflict, what to make of President Trump’s comments about the ceasefire and mediation, and if hyphenation has returned to US policy (I argued it has not). https://t.co/YRlo4pXgsQ
Gen. Asim Munir has emerged as one of the biggest winners of the latest India-Pakistan conflict, and he has opportunities to leverage his regained goodwill. But while his clout has been fortified, his gains could be fleeting. Me for @ForeignPolicy: https://t.co/8xoiG4A5iD