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South Asia Expert Forecasts Strengthening of U.S.-India Ties

nurwitz — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Roundtable: Afghanistan Runoff Cancellation Might Be For Best

nurwitz — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

CBS News' Washington Bureau Chief and Teresita Schaffer from CSIS discuss the implications of Afghanistan's runoff election being canceled. Watch

How India and the US will get along

nurwitz — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

India's PM too soft on Pakistan? Opposition says yes.

nurwitz — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

As Clinton Ramps Up Policy Blitz, Hurdles Abound

nurwitz — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

U.S. Needs to Play Cards Right in India

nurwitz — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Clinton Seeks to Resolve India Nuclear Arms Dispute

nurwitz — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Tezi in LAT

nurwitz — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

U.S. to Give Pakistan $110 Million Humanitarian Aid, Reuters, Teresita Schaffer, 5/19/09, Global Health Pakistan

KLockhart — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Obama Prepares to Meet with Leaders of Afghanistan, Pakistan.

Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Reporting from Washington -- President Obama begins two days of talks Wednesday with the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan to hastily overhaul a painstakingly developed security strategy that was unveiled only five weeks ago but is already badly outdated.

"Right now the security is pretty good -- and it's as good or bad as the Pakistani army," said Teresita Schaffer, director of the South Asia program for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank. "If down the road you see the Pakistani government become more shaky . . . that could be impaired."

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