Events

	May 18, 2012 India and Pakistan in Afghanistan: the 2014 Regional Outlook Among regional actors, Pakistan is always highlighted as the most critical player in a sustainable peace in Afghanistan, yet prolonged tensions in the Pakistan-U.S. relationship and Pakistan’s worries about India’s role in Afghanistan make this a challenging issue to resolve. On May 18, USIP hosted a debate among eminent South Asia experts on Pakistani and Indian interests and strategies toward Afghanistan. The participants focused on how Islamabad and New Delhi are viewing developments in Afghanistan, the state of the Pakistan-India relationship, the impact of Pakistan-U.S. tensions on regional strategic outlooks, and how political changes within Pakistan and India may affect their strategies. Countries: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	July 18, 2011 The Ticking Time Bomb: South Asia's Nuclear Build-up As the world seeks to shrink global stockpiles of nuclear weapons, uneasy neighbors India and Pakistan continue to modernize their arsenals. On July 18, USIP hosted a discussion on South Asia's nuclear dangers, and the ways in which the U.S. can support confidence building measures to decrease the threat of nuclear conflict. Countries: India, Kashmir, Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Security Sector Reform/Governance, WMD, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control
	June 13, 2011 Achieving Durable Peace in Afghanistan USIP has been conducting innovative research on the ground in Afghanistan and Pakistan about the challenges and opportunities in a peace process for Afghanistan. On June 13, 2011, USIP hosted a discussion about what the key research findings suggest about how to move toward a durable peace. Countries: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Gender and Peacebuilding, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance, Youth and Peacebuilding
	May 26, 2011 Seeking a Silver Bullet: Key Challenges in India-Pakistan Normalization On May 26, USIP hosted a panel discussion examining the three main obstacles to normalization of India-Pakistan relations, and the road ahead for India and Pakistan. Countries: India, Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Security Sector Reform/Governance, WMD, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control
	October 5, 2010 Violence in Kashmir: India, Pakistan and the United States The Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir is experiencing its most severe domestic uprising since 1989. Despite the severity of the situation, very little is known about the nature of the present uprising and how it compares to previous ones. The U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a panel discussion on the present situation in Kashmir, and what impact the violence may have on Indian, Pakistani and American policy towards Kashmir. Countries: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Negotiation and Diplomacy
	October 26, 2009 Next Steps on START On October 26, 2009, USIP held a panel discussion with Amb. Linton Brooks, Joseph Cirincione, and Thomas Scheber on next steps for the START process and the START Follow-on Treaty. Countries: China, Czech Republic, France, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, North Korea, Pakistan, Poland, Russian Federation, South Korea, United Kingdom \| Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy, Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding, Security Sector Reform/Governance, WMD, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control
	July 27, 2009 All It Takes Is One: Nuclear Blast Effects and Preventing the Spread of Nuclear Weapons On July 27, 2009, a panel of experts reviewed the destructive potential of a nuclear weapon, and discussed the role of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) as keystone agreements to halt the spread of nuclear weapons technology. Countries: China, India, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Syria \| Issue Areas: Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding, Security Sector Reform/Governance, WMD, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control
	May 27, 2009 America's Strategic Posture Three senior experts who advised the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States and supported its deliberations will discuss their views on the report's findings and recommendations. Countries: China, Czech Republic, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, North Korea, Pakistan, Poland, Russian Federation, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding, Security Sector Reform/Governance, WMD, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control
	December 11, 2008 Terror In Mumbai: Where Do We Go From Here? A public event co-sponsored with the Heritage Foundation, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Asia Society, Bridging Nations, East-West Center in Washington, Indian American Forum for Political Education, The Elliott School of International Affairs and the American Jewish Committee Countries: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan
	June 4, 2008 The Kashmir Dispute: Making Borders Irrelevant A public event co-sponsored with the Brookings Institution. Countries: India, Kashmir, Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Negotiation and Diplomacy

	May 18, 2012 India and Pakistan in Afghanistan: the 2014 Regional Outlook Among regional actors, Pakistan is always highlighted as the most critical player in a sustainable peace in Afghanistan, yet prolonged tensions in the Pakistan-U.S. relationship and Pakistan’s worries about India’s role in Afghanistan make this a challenging issue to resolve. On May 18, USIP hosted a debate among eminent South Asia experts on Pakistani and Indian interests and strategies toward Afghanistan. The participants focused on how Islamabad and New Delhi are viewing developments in Afghanistan, the state of the Pakistan-India relationship, the impact of Pakistan-U.S. tensions on regional strategic outlooks, and how political changes within Pakistan and India may affect their strategies. Countries: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	July 18, 2011 The Ticking Time Bomb: South Asia's Nuclear Build-up As the world seeks to shrink global stockpiles of nuclear weapons, uneasy neighbors India and Pakistan continue to modernize their arsenals. On July 18, USIP hosted a discussion on South Asia's nuclear dangers, and the ways in which the U.S. can support confidence building measures to decrease the threat of nuclear conflict. Countries: India, Kashmir, Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Security Sector Reform/Governance, WMD, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control
	June 13, 2011 Achieving Durable Peace in Afghanistan USIP has been conducting innovative research on the ground in Afghanistan and Pakistan about the challenges and opportunities in a peace process for Afghanistan. On June 13, 2011, USIP hosted a discussion about what the key research findings suggest about how to move toward a durable peace. Countries: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Gender and Peacebuilding, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance, Youth and Peacebuilding
	May 26, 2011 Seeking a Silver Bullet: Key Challenges in India-Pakistan Normalization On May 26, USIP hosted a panel discussion examining the three main obstacles to normalization of India-Pakistan relations, and the road ahead for India and Pakistan. Countries: India, Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Security Sector Reform/Governance, WMD, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control
	October 5, 2010 Violence in Kashmir: India, Pakistan and the United States The Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir is experiencing its most severe domestic uprising since 1989. Despite the severity of the situation, very little is known about the nature of the present uprising and how it compares to previous ones. The U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a panel discussion on the present situation in Kashmir, and what impact the violence may have on Indian, Pakistani and American policy towards Kashmir. Countries: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Negotiation and Diplomacy
	October 26, 2009 Next Steps on START On October 26, 2009, USIP held a panel discussion with Amb. Linton Brooks, Joseph Cirincione, and Thomas Scheber on next steps for the START process and the START Follow-on Treaty. Countries: China, Czech Republic, France, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, North Korea, Pakistan, Poland, Russian Federation, South Korea, United Kingdom \| Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy, Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding, Security Sector Reform/Governance, WMD, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control
	July 27, 2009 All It Takes Is One: Nuclear Blast Effects and Preventing the Spread of Nuclear Weapons On July 27, 2009, a panel of experts reviewed the destructive potential of a nuclear weapon, and discussed the role of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) as keystone agreements to halt the spread of nuclear weapons technology. Countries: China, India, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Syria \| Issue Areas: Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding, Security Sector Reform/Governance, WMD, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control
	May 27, 2009 America's Strategic Posture Three senior experts who advised the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States and supported its deliberations will discuss their views on the report's findings and recommendations. Countries: China, Czech Republic, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, North Korea, Pakistan, Poland, Russian Federation, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding, Security Sector Reform/Governance, WMD, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control
	December 11, 2008 Terror In Mumbai: Where Do We Go From Here? A public event co-sponsored with the Heritage Foundation, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Asia Society, Bridging Nations, East-West Center in Washington, Indian American Forum for Political Education, The Elliott School of International Affairs and the American Jewish Committee Countries: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan
	June 4, 2008 The Kashmir Dispute: Making Borders Irrelevant A public event co-sponsored with the Brookings Institution. Countries: India, Kashmir, Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Negotiation and Diplomacy