LINKS ON SOUTH ASIA

Government Sites

Library of Congress Country Studies 1995

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

CIA Fact Book (country studies) – updated yearly

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

US Dept of State (Bureau of South Asian Affairs)
http://www.state.gov/p/sa/

Government of India Directory of Official Websites

http://www.goidirectory.nic.in/

Government of Pakistan

http://www.pak.gov.pk/

Government of Bangladesh

http://www.bangladeshgov.org/

Government of Afghanistan

http://www.afghanistangov.org/

News Sources

BBC Coverage of South Asia [excellent coverage]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/default.stm

New York Times (pl scan the international section daily – archived material costs $s)

http://www.nytimes.com

Site with news items culled from major international newspapers around the world

http://www.pakistan-facts.com/

Almost all Indian newspapers found at this site

http://www.samachar.com

Major Pakistani newspapers

http://www.dawn.com

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/

Major Bangladeshi newspapers

http://www.bangladeshobserveronline.com//new/2004/01/10/index.htm

http://www.thedailystar.net/

http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/

Afghanistan news

http://www.afghannews.net/

South Asia based Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)

Islamabad Policy Research Institute

http://ipri-pak.org/published.htm

Pakistan Defence Journal

http://www.defencejournal.com/

Institute for Defense Studies and Analysis (India) -- centrist

http://www.idsa-india.org

FRONTLINE (Indian news magazine – somewhat leftist)

http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/

South Asia Terrorism Portal

http://www.satp.org

South Asia Analysis Group

http://www.saag.org

Afghanistan Online

http://www.afghan-web.com/history/

Bharat Rakshak Monitor (Indian defense issues)

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/

Aakrosh (terrorism etc)

http://www.stratmag.com/Aakrosh/ahome.htm

US-based Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

Brookings South Asia section

http://www.brook.edu/fp/research/projects/southasia/southasia.htm

CSIS South Asia Program

http://www.csis.org/saprog/

Carnegie Endowment Nonproliferation Program

http://www.ceip.org

Stimson Center CBM Program

http://www.stimson.org/southasia/?SN=SA2001112042

Nuclear Threat Initiative

http://www.nti.org/

Federation of American Scientists

http://www.fas.org/news/index.html

India’s Emerging Nuclear Doctrine

http://www.nbr.org/publications/analysis/vol12no2/index.html

Resource on readable info on range of issues including terrorism

http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/flashbks/jihad.htm

Council on Foreign Relations (Asia segment)
http://www.cfr.org/reg_index.php?id=3|||1