US needs to tread carefully in tricky politics of South Asia

As tensions ramp up between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan, and peace talks in Afghanistan reach a crucial stage, the Trump administration has some difficult choices to make, writes Richard N Haass

US needs to tread carefully in tricky politics of South Asia
Mon, 19 Aug, 2019 - 01:00

By Richard N Haass

As tensions ramp up between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan, and peace talks in Afghanistan reach a crucial stage, the Trump administration has some difficult choices to make, writes Richard N Haass

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