Maxwell School News and Commentary
Filtered by: South Asia
Banks comments on President Bush's handling of 9/11 attacks in South China Morning Post
See related: Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, Terrorism & Extremism, U.S. National Security, United States
Jacobson discusses the removal of US troops from Afghanistan on MSNBC
"I just think that he [Biden] has been given, by his team, a false binary choice: either we stay indefinitely with a massive commitment, or we leave," says Mark Jacobson, assistant dean for Washington Programs who served in Afghanistan with both the Army and Navy reserves. "And there's a lot of areas in between, a lot of work we can do that is beyond that binary choice."
See related: Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, International Agreements, United States
Sultana reviews Global Gobeshona Conference in Dhaka Tribune
See related: Climate Change, India
Steinberg discusses China, India, US connection on Horns of a Dilemma
University Professor Jim Steinberg analyzes, "the United States—for a long time—has viewed India through highly instrumental lenses...the question is, whether that will now change, and whether India will be more willing to be a partner with the United States in an across the board, new Cold War with China."
See related: China, Foreign Policy, India, United States
Bhan comments on Ayodhya, Kashmir in Deccan Herald article
See related: Colonialism, India, Religion
Mitra discusses what India needs to do to attract global supply chains in Economic Times
"Attracting GSCs to India is actually very hard work, without having any attractive catchphrase. There is no strategy other than considerable additional investment and effort into infrastructure and skill-building, tackling power bottlenecks, reforms in labour and land regulations and keeping protectionist forces at bay," writes Devashish Mitra, professor of economics and Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs.
See related: China, Economic Policy, India, International Agreements, Trade, United States
Mitra discusses India's need for an effective rescue plan in Economic Times
"As reviving the economy is not possible without restarting production, there needs to be a phased exit from the lockdown through extensive testing that identifies people who can go back to work with the confidence that they won’t contract the disease from others," says Devashish Mitra, Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs.
See related: Economic Policy, India
Mitra recommends AEZ model for India's economy in Economic Times
See related: Economic Policy, India