The international community is deeply engaged in a large-scale assistance mission in Afghanistan, as President Obama told the United Nations in September, “to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda and its extremist allies.” Blowback from Afghanistan’s conflicts is fueling increasing terrorist violence in Pakistan. And terrorism has leaped borders to strike in India. With all the region’s interrelated anxieties and hostilities, what are the stakes of the international community in South Asia’s security, and how can it best help in underpinning peace and security there?
The Century Foundation hosted a luncheon on Oct. 16 to discuss these themes, Terrorism and South Asian Security, with someone of extraordinary perspective. Shashi Tharoor is well known in New York’s diplomatic circles for his many years at the United Nations, including as under-secretary-general for Kofi Annan, and in literary circles for his sparkling output as novelist and writer. In India’s parliamentary elections this year he won a seat in the Lok Sabha from Kerala, and was appointed Minister of State for External Affairs in the new government of Manmohan Singh.
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