South Asia

If a regional nuclear war were to break out anywhere, most experts think that it is most likely to happen in India and Pakistan. Such a conflict would have dire consequences in loss of life, food insecurity and direct deaths from the bombs themselves. Following is analysis and opinion from Ploughshares Fund staff, grantees and guests on the ongoing struggle to deal with nuclear weapons in South Asia.

  • Internews testifies before Congress on independent media

    Jeanne Bourgault of Ploughshares-funded Internews Network testified before Congress on the importance of supporting local, independent media and universal access to information for pe

    March 26, 2009 - By Sarah Brown

  • Crisis Group report advises caution in talking to Afghan insurgents

    Restoring some stability in Afghanistan by talking to insurgents is an old tactic that has failed badly in the past, according to a new report by the Ploughshares-funded International Crisis Group: "While agreement may be reached not to

    March 13, 2009 - By Anonymous

  • 5 Myths About All Those Nukes Out There

    by Michael Krepon

    Last week's news that North Korea plans to test a ballistic missile that could reach Alaska gave doomsayers more grounds for gloom. But amid the fear about nuclear attacks by terrorists or leaders such as Kim Jong Il, let's not forget that the United States has managed to protect itself from such a catastrophe not only since 9/11, but since the birth of the bomb in 1945.

    March 1, 2009 - By Anonymous

  • Afghan suicide attacks

    A discussion of a recent jihadist suicide attacks in Afghanistan on Fox News featured Joe Cirincione.

    February 20, 2009 - By Sarah Brown

  • Ex-Generals from India, Pakistan rule out war

    At a seminar organized by the European Policy Centre in Brussels, two former army generals-turned-analysts from India and Pakistan discounted the option of war between the two nuclear-armed nations, and stressed cooperation instead of confrontation. Retired Maj.

    February 18, 2009 - By Anonymous

  • Freed Pakistani scientist could revive nuclear sales

    Pakistan's high court lifted restrictions against Abdul Qadeer Khan, described as the worst nuclear proliferator of all time, rendering him essentially a free man.  David Albright, president of the Ploughshares-funded

    February 11, 2009 - By Anonymous

  • Escalating displacement for Pakistani civilians

    Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke must make the protection of civilians a top U.S. policy priority in Pakistan, says Ploughshares-funded Refugees International. The conflict has forced 450,000 people to flee their homes.

    February 11, 2009 - By Anonymous

  • Concern over lost weapons in Afghanistan

    The Defense Department is unable to account for thousands of weapons supplied to Afghanistan's security forces. The findings raise disturbing questions about weapons that may have fallen into the hands of Taliban or al-Qaida forces, who staged attacks in Kabul this week.

    February 11, 2009 - By Anonymous

  • Afghan civil society speaks out on U.S. policy

    by Lisa Schirch

    Washington, D.C. - As policymakers in Washington assess the best way forward in Afghanistan, they should heed advice from thousands of Afghan civil society leaders working to improve their country. While divided in their support for a troop surge, Afghan civil society leaders are unanimous in wanting a shift in the US approach to their country. Afghanistan needs a "3D" strategy with a better balance and better divisions of labour between military defense, diplomacy and development.

    February 8, 2009 - By Anonymous

  • Comments in TIME on A.Q. Khan's release

    A Time magazine article on A.Q.

    February 6, 2009 - By Sarah Brown