Promoting Cross-LoC Trade in Kashmir: An Analysis of the Joint Chamber

http://www.usip.org/files/kashmir_loc.pdf

Discusses methods being used to promote cross Line of Control trade activity and other border softening measures in Kashmir to ease tensions between India and Pakistan. From the United States Institute of Peace.

Ashcroft, Former Attorney General v. Iqbal

http://laws.findlaw.com/us/000/07-1015

5-4 decision by the Supreme Court that a Pakistani man cannot sue former Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Head Robert Mueller for his incarceration after the 9/11 attacks. Javaid Iqbal had sought redress for his arrest which he felt was based on discriminatory policies based on his religion and nationality. The court ruled that the top officials were not liable for the actions of their subordinates. From Findlaw.com

2009 Special 301 Report

http://www.ustr.gov/assets/Document_Library/Reports_Publications/2009/2009_Special_301_Report/asset_upload_file500_15612.pdf

The latest annual review by the U.S. government of the global state of intellectual property rights protection and enforcement. Reviews the performance of 77 countries and designates 12 in the category of Priority Watch List, including China, Russia, Canada, India, Israel, Pakistan and Venezuela. From the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

Understanding Muslim Ethnic Communities: Technical Report

http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/1203881.pdf

Attempts to identify the key characteristics of 13 priority Muslim communities in England including those from Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. Aims to determine where the Muslim population is located, its size and demographic characteristics, the level of social infrastructure for each group, and how the government can best engage with them. From the Communities and Local Government Department of the United Kingdom.

White Paper of the … Report on U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan and Pakistan

http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/Afghanistan-Pakistan_White_Paper.pdf

Press release on the Obama Administration's policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan with regard to use of military forces, strengthening local governments, strengthening the Afghan security forces, promoting Afghan-Pakistani cooperation, breaking the link between narcotics and the insurgency, and soliciting greater support from U.S. allies. From the White House.

Nuclear Weapons R&D Organizations in Nine Nations

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/R40439.pdf

To promote an understanding of nuclear weapons, nuclear proliferation, and arms control matters, this report describes which agency in each of nine nuclear countries is responsible for research and development of nuclear weapons and whether these agencies are civilian or military. Covers China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, UK, US . Also traces the history of such agencies in the U.S. from 1942 to the present. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

Securing, Stabilizing and Developing Pakistan's Border Area with Afghanistan

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09263sp.pdf

A series of issue papers which focus on U.S. efforts to assist Pakistan in destroying the terrorist threat and closing the safe haven for terrorists in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas near the Pakistan/Afghanistan border. Includes statistics on military and economic development spending by the U.S. in the area. From the Government Accountability Office.

Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai, India and Implications for U.S. Interests

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/R40087.pdf

Reviews the details of the terrorist attack, the past history of tension between India and Pakistan, the threat of Islamist extremism in South Asia, and the implications for U.S. policy toward India and Pakistan. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

Islamist Militancy in the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Region and U.S. Policy

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL34763.pdf

Analyzes the nature of the threat of militancy in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region to U.S. security, Pakistan government stability, and Afghanistan peace efforts. Also looks at policy options for the U.S. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

World at Risk: The Report of the Commission …

http://www.preventwmd.org/report/

The final report of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, a group created on the recommendation of the 9/11 Commission, to assess the U.S. performance in preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their terrorist users. The report finds that the U.S. is at greater risk than ever because of poorly governed parts of Pakistan and the erosion of international efforts to safeguard nuclear materials as a nuclear energy renaissance begins. Also finds that the danger of a biological attack may pose the greatest risk for the U.S. From the Commission.

Pakistan-U.S. Relations

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33498.pdf

Covers key current issues, such as worsening economic circumstances, Islamist militancy, and the unsettled political situation. Also covers cooperation against terrorists, nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, and the Kashmir question. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

More Entries

BlogCFC was created by Raymond Camden. This blog is running version 5.5.1.