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DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by the UC Berkeley Center for South Asia StudiesThe state of 
 India-Pakistan relations has been in constant flux, but the basic problems 
 remain unchanged: long-term conflict over Kashmir; the divisive presence of 
 Islamist and Hindu nationalist extremists; and since 1998, nuclear weapons 
 on both sides of the border. These tensions nearly led to nuclear war in 
 late 2001 – a near catastrophe that drew little attention in a US still 
 gripped by 9-11 and its aftermath. While tensions have eased since then, a 
 string of local bombings, most recently in the Indian holy city of Varanasi 
 and in front of the US consulate in Karachi, once again threaten to 
 undermine efforts to create a lasting peace. Where do relations between 
 India and Pakistan stand today? How does the recent Bush administration 
 decision to allow India to import nuclear fuel and technology affect 
 regional politics? What does the US refusal to offer Pakistan a similar 
 deal mean for General Musharraf’s hold on power? Has the threat of 
 religious extremism peaked, or is it growing worse?Speakers: Stephen Cohen, 
 an internationally renowned expert on South Asian politics, has served as a 
 Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution since 
 1998.Ambassador Husain Haqqani is a Visiting Scholar at the Carnegie 
 Endowment for International Peace in Washington DC and Director of Boston 
 University’s Center for International Relations. Lloyd Rudolph is 
 Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and is widely 
 regarded as the leading American expert on South Asian politics. Steven 
 Simon, an expert in US security policy in the Middle East and South Asia, 
 is a senior analyst at the Council on Foreign Relations.  $5 Asia Society 
 members  $10 Non-members  Registration begins at 5:30 pm\n 
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SUMMARY:"To the Brink? Nuclear Weapons, Religious Extremism, and US Foreign Policy in So
LOCATION:500 Washington Street  5th Floor  San Francisco, CA 94111
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/04/03/93493.php
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