Member Activities
India and Pakistan at 75
APLN member Nirupama Rao will speak at an event conducted by the Asia Program, discussing the India-Pakistan relationship and its complexities.
India@75 : Much to Be Proud Of, amid Some Worrisome Trends
SOUTH ASIA MONITOR - APLN member C. Uday Bhaskar writes: As India turns 75, the challenges remain and a new template of the idea of India is being forged.
Asian Nations Should Work Together to Accelerate Decarbonization
NIKKEI ASIA - APLN member Kevin Rudd co-wrote an article with former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and argued that effective climate action would boost region's economies and create jobs.
Geopolitics, Pandemic, and the G20
ORF - APLN board member Manpreet Sethi spoke at the opening plenary of the India Think Tank Forum.
India Noncommittal on the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment
THE DIPLOMAT - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan argued that India’s tepid response to the PGII seems odd given Delhi’s opposition to the BRI, which the new G-7 initiative seeks to counter.
India’s Latest Concerns With the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
THE DIPLOMAT - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan argued that India has raised objections to the possibility of China and Pakistan involving third countries in the CPEC.
India, Bangladesh, Pakistan: What East Can Teach West
THE INDIAN EXPRESS - APLN member C Raja Mohan writes: Good news from India's eastern frontier with Bangladesh raises hope: it should not be impossible to normalise the western frontier with Pakistan.
AUKUS Submarine Deal Could Open ‘A Pandora’s Box’ of Unintended Consequences
SKY NEWS AUSTRALIA - APLN member Ramesh Thakur writes: Critics of AUKUS submarine ambitions are worried the deal will lead to more problematic countries acquiring weapons-grade nuclear technology.
An Increased Risk of Nuclear War?
GLOBAL AGENDA - APLN senior associate fellow Nobumasa Akiyama appeared on NHK to discuss how the world should face up to Russia's nuclear threats in the war against Ukraine.
Reducing the Risk of a Nuclear War
THE HINDUSTAN TIMES - APLN member C. Uday Bhaskar argued that the nuclear powers must reassert the "sanctity of deterrence" to avoid nuclear catastrophe.