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The South Asia Institute

The South Asia Institute's mission is to produce impactful research and other activities on the region and its relations with Washington. More broadly, the Institute aims to provide a prominent and nonpartisan platform for the best thought leadership on South Asia, with a particular emphasis on voices from the region.

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The Wilson Center Pakistan Fellowship

The competition for the next Wilson Center Pakistan Fellow is currently open. The application deadline is February 1, 2024.

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Afghanistan: Hindsight Up Front

Afghanistan is led by one of the world’s most brutal regimes, and it is suffering through one of the world’s most serious humanitarian crises. The Wilson Center’s Hindsight Up Front Initiative aims to help ensure that Afghanistan continues to figure in policy and public debates in Washington and beyond.

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Global Fellows

Akbar Ahmed

Akbar Ahmed

Global Fellow;
Professor and Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, School of International Service, American University; Former Pakistan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland
Suman Bery

Suman Bery

Global Fellow;
Non-resident Fellow, Bruegel (Brussels)
Robert Hathaway

Robert Hathaway

Global Fellow, Director Emeritus;
Former Director, Asia Program, Woodrow Wilson Center; Former Public Policy Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center
Ishrat Husain

Ishrat Husain

Global Fellow;
Former Governor of Pakistan's Central Bank, and Former Adviser to the Pakistani Prime Minister
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Farahnaz Ispahani

Public Policy Scholar;
Senior Fellow, Religious Freedom Institute
Sanjay Kathuria

Sanjay Kathuria

Global Fellow;
Adjunct Professor/Visiting Faculty, Georgetown University/Ashoka University; Senior Visiting Fellow/Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Center for Policy Research, New Delhi/Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore
Venkateswaran Lokanathan

Venkateswaran Lokanathan

Global Fellow;
Director and Associate Professor, School of International Cooperation, Security and Strategic Languages, Rashtriya Raksha University; and Former Assistant Director, National Security Council Secretariat, Government of India
Neeti Nair

Neeti Nair

Global Fellow;
Associate Professor of History, University of Virginia
Nadia Naviwala

Nadia Naviwala

Global Fellow;
Independent Writer on Foreign Aid, Local Philanthropy, Civil Society, and Education in Pakistan; Former USIP Country Representative for Pakistan, Former USAID Pakistan Desk Officer; Former U.S. Senate National Security Aide; Former Public Policy Fellow;
Nirupama Rao

Nirupama Rao

Former Public Policy Fellow and Asia Program Advisory Board Member;
Former Indian Foreign Secretary; Former Indian Ambassador to Washington and Beijing
Huma Yusuf

Huma Yusuf

Global Fellow;
Columnist, Dawn Newspaper, Pakistan