South Asia Security Monitor: No. 250
QDR supports expanded role for India;
China's influence grows in Nepal at Tibetans expense;
India launches major offensive against Maosists;
Embracing the drone in Afghanistan
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China Reform Monitor: No. 811
ASEAN not happy with China Free Trade Zone;
U.S. cyber-attacks traced back to Chinese colleges
Eurasia Security Watch: No. 218
YEMEN INCHES TOWARD PEACE;
WITH AN EYE ON IRAN, ISRAELI UNVEILS NEW DRONE;
U.S. REAFFIRMS CENTRAL ASIA TIES;
AKP STEPS UP BATTLE AGAINST MILITARY IN TURKEY
Missile Defense Briefing Report: No. 269
New movement in "
New Europe"
...;
...amid intransigence in Istanbul;
A nuclear football of a different sort;
Zero-sum in South Asia
Pakistan Veers From The Taliban
Change is afoot in Pakistan. Evidence was on display in early February, with the capture of the Afghan Taliban’s number two commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, in a joint operation by the CIA and Pakistani intelligence. The arrest of Baradar, who had been operating with relative impunity in Pakistan for years, was met with elation in Washington, where officials have been fruitlessly pressing the Pakistanis to crack down on the Afghan Taliban since 2001.