Upcoming Events for South Asia Week
The second annual South Asia Week focuses attention on international relations on the subcontinent by bringing together experts from across the region. On April 11 at 4:15 PM, Washington Post National Editor Rajiv Chandresekaran will deliver an address examining the US's strategy in Afghanistan. On April 12, Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake will speak at 11:45 AM on US support for India's regional leadership.
FEATURED PUBLICATIONS
April 15, 2013
Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake Addresses the Role of US Support for Indian Leadership
In an address at the Future of Diplomacy Project, Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake stressed the growing partnership between the United States and India in both economic and security matters.
Jon Chase/Harvard Staff Photographer
April 11, 2013
"End war, but don’t abandon Afghanistan"
Boston Globe
By Nicholas Burns, Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics, Harvard Kennedy School
Professor Burns shares his key takeaways from the "Future of Afghanistan" conference he co-hosted on April 4-5 at Harvard. Like most wars, this will not be won on the battlefield; rather, it will be brought to an end in a negotiated solution between the Afghan government and the Taliban. He reminds us that the U.S. government has a basic responsibility, moral as well as political, to stay involved as the majority of Afghans wish, but that we should seek greater political and financial support from Afghanistan’s powerful neighbors — Russia, China, India, and Iran.
Jon Chase/Harvard Staff Photographer
April 5, 2013
A path out of violence
Harvard Gazette
Ambassador Salahuddin Rabbani, chairman of the Afghan High Peace Council, and Ambassador James Warlick, Deputy US Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, joins Professor Nicholas Burns for a conversation on Afghanistan's upcoming political transition.
August 16, 2012
"Diplomacy is the best tool for Iran"
Boston Globe
By Nicholas Burns, Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics, Harvard Kennedy School
Professor Burns offers three diplomatic steps the United States can take before entering into a fight with Iran: create a direct channel between Washington and Tehran and begin an extended one-on-one negotiation with all issues on the table; put far-reaching proposals on the table if diplomacy and negotiations are to succeed; and take the reins of this crisis from Israel to give the U.S. more independence and protect Israel’s core interests at the same time.
March 15, 2012
"Obama delivers a clear message on Iran"
Boston Globe
By Nicholas Burns, Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics, Harvard Kennedy School
Professor Burns illustrates why Obama's diplomatic approach in dealing with a volatile Iran is right for our country and perhaps the finest moment of his presidency. While force is on the table to counter a menacing Iran, Obama is right to consider every opportunity for peace before we act.
Sharon Wilke
February 22, 2012
South Asia Week Brings Together Experts to Discuss Regional Affairs
From February 16th to 24th, 2012, the India and South Asia Program, in partnership with the Future of Diplomacy Project and the South Asia Initiative, hosted South Asia Week, an extended program of events focusing on international relations and domestic policymaking in South Asia, a region of rapidly expanding global importance.
Erik Kruthoff
February 20, 2012
Ambassador Nirupama Rao hails importance of human capital in Indo-American relationship
Ambassador Rao concludes the Future of Diplomacy's South Asia week, hails bilateral US-Indian cooperation on a host of economic and security concerns.
Erik Kruthoff
February 19, 2012
Former Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran Discusses Indian Foreign Policy in a Transitional Era
Fisher Family Fellow Shyam Saran spent nearly a week with the Future of Diplomacy Project as part of South Asia Week, an eight day long series of panels, discussions, and lectures about the role of the subcontinent in 21st century international affairs.
