South Asia Monitor: Starry Eyes or Serious Potential? - The Rise of India’s Space Program November 7, 2008 By Krishna Sutaria and Vibhuti Haté Other South Asia Monitors COMMENTARIES and OP-EDS Pakistan at an Uncertain Hour Teresita Schaffer Washington Post December 28, 2007 Critical Questions: The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto Teresite Schaffer January 3, 2008 Not the Same Pakistan Teresita Schaffer October 26, 2007 After Pakistan’s Elections: Dealing with a Fractured Government Teresita Schaffer March 11, 2007 Navigate programs and research at CSIS and learn about the Center's special initiatives Recent Events The Rise and Impact of Chindia October 7, 2008 Managing Pakistan's Transition: A Discussion Session with Ambassador Husain Haqqani Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States August 20, 2008 More Events >> Recent Publications Starry Eyes or Serious Potential? - The Rise of India’s Space Program Islamic Radical Ideologies and South Asian Security More Publications >> Recent News Coverage Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, had an op-ed published in the Washington Times, "Dealing With India's Nuclear Ambitions." Teresita Schaffer, director of the CSIS South Asia Program, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times, "Pakistan Looks For Clues After Bombing." More News Coverage >>

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The South Asia program at CSIS, led by Ambassador Teresita Schaffer, focuses on the region comprised of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Afghanistan.  This area is currently undergoing major geopolitical changes and in recent years has become increasingly prominent in the global community.  The U.S.-India nuclear agreement of 2006 illuminates the region’s growing importance to the United States.

The South Asia program undertakes projects focusing on geopolitics, strategic affairs, and public health. In addition to a monthly newsletter, The South Asia Monitor, the program regularly holds conferences, seminars, and briefings on a variety of pertinent regional issues. The Policy Council on India, is a membership based group that provides a forum for informed, high level deliberation on the increasingly dynamic relationship between the United States and India. In 2006, the South Asia program will focus its activities on issues that affect the shape of regional relations and the region's ties with the United States over the next two decades.

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