Please join the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center for a public discussion on, "Activism Through Theater," with Shahid Nadeem, renowned playwright, director and founder of Ajoka Theatre in Lahore, Pakistan.

The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center held a discussion about "Afghanistan in Transition: Power Dynamics" with Nick Dowling and Mariam Atash Nawabi on May 16.

On behalf of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center and the Muslim Public Affairs Council, you are cordially invited to attend a discussion with Mehdi Hasan, senior editor (politics) at the New Statesman and author of Ed: The Milibands and the Making of a Labour Leader.

On May 9, 2012, the Atlantic Council hosted a members’ roundtable with H.E. Shaukat Aziz, former prime minister of Pakistan, on South Asian financial, security, and regional relations, and the increasingly strategic role the region plays in global affairs.

Newly released correspondence from Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Pakistan contradicts US assertions that al-Qaeda has a close relationship with Iran.

The Engaging Young Leaders of Pakistan project aims to identify, cultivate, and support young people in Pakistan, ages 18-30 who have the potential of becoming future leaders in their country by providing them with resources and opportunities to strengthen their engagement within civil society.

Atlantic Council South Asia Center director Shuja Nawaz was interviewed on National Public Radio's Morning Edition for a segment called "U.S. Considers Ways to Keep Drones in Pakistan."

On May 3, Jonathan Paris, senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center, was interviewed by Inside Syria's Teymoor Nabili on a segment entitled: "Searching for a 'plan B' in Syria."

South Asia is still struggling for some semblance of stability following last year’s turmoil. The next two years promise little respite as the effects of clashing political and economic calendars threaten to create further vortices of violence and political battles in the region.