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Modi visit will be productive, US experts believe
“It shows the importance that the Biden administration attaches to its relationship with India,” Lisa Curtis, senior fellow and director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program a...
By Lisa Curtis
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US Gives a ‘Free Pass’ to India as Worry Over China Rivalry Deepens
“President Biden would be remiss if he doesn’t raise the Russia issue and restate the importance of supporting Ukrainian sovereignty and explain why that is important for the ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Biden Admin Acknowledges Flaws in Afghanistan Pullout, Says Should Have Evacuated Troops Sooner
Lisa Curtis, the senior director for south and central Asia at the National Security Council during the Trump administration, told USA TODAY there were failures in Afghanistan...
By Lisa Curtis
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US draft resolution on Arunachal in hands of senator who once warned of sanctions against India
Experts, however, point out that the recent resolution on Arunachal Pradesh introduced in the Senate supports India’s “diversification” of military purchases — a point that is...
By Lisa Curtis
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Philippines Grants US Access to Four Military Bases
Galvez and Austin said the two countries were also working to step up the secure exchange of information between their defence establishments and increase combined training. T...
By Lisa Curtis
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India, US Are Ready to Break Down Barriers to Closer Technology and Defence Cooperation: Experts
Announced during US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bilateral talks in Tokyo in May last year, the iCET is spearheaded by the National Security Councils...
By Lisa Curtis
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Biden Aides Struggle to Respond to Taliban’s Latest Curbs on Women
Lisa Curtis, who oversaw Afghanistan at the National Security Council in the Trump administration, argued that Biden aides should use sanctions as well as other tools to press...
By Lisa Curtis
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Seventh Meeting of Astana Club Puts Global Relations into Spotlight
Concerning the challenges confronting Central Asian countries, Frankopan underlined that much relies on which of the neighbors is prioritized – Russia or China. According to t...
By Lisa Curtis
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‘COAS Not PM, Decides How US-Pak Ties Shape Up’
Former prime minister Imran Khan’s return to power — or not — will not have much impact on the future of US-Pakistan relations as such decisions in Islamabad are taken by th...
By Lisa Curtis
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U.S. and Philippines Increase Military Ties over China Threat
Lisa Curtis, an Indo-Pacific expert at the CNAS think-tank in Washington, said Manila was “wary of getting stuck in the middle of increasing US-China competition” but the new ...
By Lisa Curtis
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The New India: Expanding Influence Abroad, Straining Democracy at Home
The United States, which two years into the Biden administration still does not have an ambassador in New Delhi, is reeling from former President Donald J. Trump’s assault on ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Taliban haven’t changed, resistance by Afghans to grow, says ex-US security official Lisa Curtis
Afghans will gradually push back against the Taliban, and this will strengthen the national resistance movement against the regime, according to Lisa Curtis, a former US Natio...
By Lisa Curtis
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Republican report details Biden administration failings in Afghanistan
For Lisa Curtis, senior fellow and director of the Centre for a New American Security's Indo-Pacific Security Programme, the US withdrawal from Afghanistan will haunt Mr Biden...
By Lisa Curtis
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What Zawahri’s killing means for Afghanistan’s frozen $3.5B
A consequence of killing al Qaeda leader AYMAN AL-ZAWAHRI in Kabul is that the Biden administration may not soon return the $3.5 billion it took from the Afghan people. In Feb...
By Lisa Curtis
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Bolster maritime ties in the Indo-Pacific
The Stratbase Albert Del Rosario Institute commemorated the sixth anniversary of the July 12 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague by holding an internatio...
By Lisa Curtis
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The Last Days of the Afghan Embassy
In January 2002, shortly after the fall of the first Taliban government in Kabul, then-Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai flew to Washington. There, he met with then-U.S. Pres...
By Lisa Curtis
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Australia’s ‘khaki’ election campaign centers on fears of China
Australia’s defence minister told the country to “prepare for war” in the run-up to this week’s general election, capping what analysts have called a “khaki campaign” by Scott...
By Lisa Curtis
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US to invest $150mn in south-east Asia in attempt to counter China
The Biden administration has announced it will invest $150mn in south-east Asian countries in an effort to boost economic engagement in the region as part of its strategy to c...
By Lisa Curtis
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Ministerial Dialogue: U.S.-India deepen understanding in midst of differences
Lisa Curtis, Senior Fellow and Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), said it was expected that the meetings would go ...
By Lisa Curtis
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US, India cementing occasionally touchy relationship
The US-India "two plus two" ministerial level meeting in Washington on Monday turned into something far bigger - it was upgraded to a summit. The symbolism was strong, signall...
By Lisa Curtis