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It remains possible that each side, having got missile strikes in, and with India having had what it can claim is the final word, could stop.

“Pakistan’s foreign minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday said his country would “consider stopping here" if India stopped”

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'Will Consider Stopping If...': In New U-Turn, Pakistan Minister Softens Tone As India Strikes Back - News18
The statement came as top government sources told CNN-News18 that Pakistan wants to de-escalate and has established communication with New Delhi to meet the Indian side
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May 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
dsmarkey.bsky.social
Agreed, but I’m a bit biased!
nktpnd.bsky.social Ankit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social · May 10
I'll just take this moment to point out that the US Institute of Peace, just a few weeks ago, contained one of the finest concentrations of US expertise on India and Pakistan, and crisis management in South Asia.
May 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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pstaniland.bsky.social
Asfandyar Mir:
“India and Pakistan Enter a More Dangerous Era” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/o...
Opinion | India and Pakistan Enter a More Dangerous Era
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May 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
dsmarkey.bsky.social
Can Trump Handle the India-Pakistan Crisis?
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Can Trump Handle the India-Pakistan Crisis?
The two countries barely avoided war under the last administration. This time is worse.
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May 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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The idea of the Trump administration pulling a "reverse Kissinger" relies on a historical fallacy: Kissinger didn’t create the Sino-Soviet split. He merely took advantage of it.
The ‘Reverse Kissinger’ Strategy Is Based on Bad History
The idea relies on a historical fallacy: Kissinger didn’t create the Sino-Soviet split. He merely took advantage of it.
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March 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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dbrostoff.bsky.social
What are the floors and ceilings of the Russo-Indian defense partnership? Daniel Markey and I assess Russia and India’s ties in @warontherocks.bsky.social

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Friends with Limits: The Future of Russo-Indian Defense Ties - War on the Rocks
Earlier this year, a Russian Su-57 fighter jet roared across Indian skies, capturing attention at the Aero India exhibition. The Kremlin’s aspirations for
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April 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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warontherocks.bsky.social
The Russo-Indian defense relationship is full of contradictions. Washington’s task is to understand it well enough to see what comes next. warontherocks.com/20...
Friends with Limits: The Future of Russo-Indian Defense Ties - War on the Rocks
Earlier this year, a Russian Su-57 fighter jet roared across Indian skies, capturing attention at the Aero India exhibition. The Kremlin’s aspirations for
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April 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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jimgoldgeier.bsky.social
"U.S. policymakers need to appreciate both the floor and the ceiling of Russo-Indian relations." Fascinating and detailed @warontherocks.bsky.social piece by @dbrostoff.bsky.social and Dan Markey warontherocks.com/2025/04/frie...
Friends with Limits: The Future of Russo-Indian Defense Ties - War on the Rocks
Earlier this year, a Russian Su-57 fighter jet roared across Indian skies, capturing attention at the Aero India exhibition. The Kremlin’s aspirations for
warontherocks.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Stealing the USIP building in broad daylight
annabower.bsky.social Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Mar 31
In addition to appointing Cavanaugh as the acting president of USIP, Rubio and Hegseth’s “resolution” directs him to “transfer USIP’s assets, including USIP’s real property and rights thereof, and including all assets recently received from the Endowment, to the General Services Administration..”
UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE Making Peace Possible RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TERMINATION OF KENNETH JACKSON AS ACTING PRESIDENT, TERMINATION OF ADDITIONAL OFFICERS, APPOINTMENT OF NATE CAVANAUGH AS ACTING PRESIDENT, AND AUTHORIZATION TO TRANSFER USIP'S ASSETS TO GSA WHEREAS the United States Institute for Peace's (USIP) Board of Directors "shall authorize the president and any other officials or employces it designates to receive and disburse public moneys, obtain and make grants, enter into contracts, establish and collect fees, and undertake all other activities necessary for the efficient and proper functioning of the Institute," 22 US.C. § 4606(b): WHEREAS USIP "may enter into personal service and other contracts for the proper operation of the Institute," id. § 4604(0): WHEREAS USIP "may do any and all lawful acts and things necessary or desirable to carry out the objectives and purposes of this chapter, id. § 4604(m):| WHEREAS USIP may transfer or dispose of excess property as promptly as possible in accordance with authority delegated and regulations, * 40 U.S.C. § 524(a)(5): WHEREAS USIP's Board may remove USIP's president under 22 U.S.C. § 4606(a): WHEREAS USIP's Board may appoint USIP's president under 22 U.S.C. § 4606(a): Be it RESOLVED that as of March 25, 2025, Acting President Kenncth Jackson is removed from his position as Acting President, Allison Blotzer is removed from her position as CFO, Mike Bruho is rentoved from his position as EVP & COO, Nate Cavanaugh is appointed as the Acting President of USIP, and Nate Cavanaugh has the authority and is instructed to transfer USIP» assets, including USIP"s real property and rights thereof, including all assets recently received from tie Endowment, to the General Services Administration (GSA).
March 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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annabower.bsky.social
Rubio and Hegseth have installed this twenty-something DOGE affiliate, Nate Cavanaugh, as acting president of the U.S. Institute of Peace, per filing.

Before DOGE took control of USIP, the duly appointed president was George Moose, a career diplomat who first joined the foreign service in 1967.
Photo of Nate Cavanaugh, the twenty-something DOGE affiliate who is the new acting president of USIP. He is a young white man with brown hair and blue eyes. He’s wearing a black shirt and smiling at the camera.
March 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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andrewlebovich.bsky.social
USIP is not a government agency. This is theft.
annabower.bsky.social Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Mar 31
In addition to appointing Cavanaugh as the acting president of USIP, Rubio and Hegseth’s “resolution” directs him to “transfer USIP’s assets, including USIP’s real property and rights thereof, and including all assets recently received from the Endowment, to the General Services Administration..”
UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE Making Peace Possible RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TERMINATION OF KENNETH JACKSON AS ACTING PRESIDENT, TERMINATION OF ADDITIONAL OFFICERS, APPOINTMENT OF NATE CAVANAUGH AS ACTING PRESIDENT, AND AUTHORIZATION TO TRANSFER USIP'S ASSETS TO GSA WHEREAS the United States Institute for Peace's (USIP) Board of Directors "shall authorize the president and any other officials or employces it designates to receive and disburse public moneys, obtain and make grants, enter into contracts, establish and collect fees, and undertake all other activities necessary for the efficient and proper functioning of the Institute," 22 US.C. § 4606(b): WHEREAS USIP "may enter into personal service and other contracts for the proper operation of the Institute," id. § 4604(0): WHEREAS USIP "may do any and all lawful acts and things necessary or desirable to carry out the objectives and purposes of this chapter, id. § 4604(m):| WHEREAS USIP may transfer or dispose of excess property as promptly as possible in accordance with authority delegated and regulations, * 40 U.S.C. § 524(a)(5): WHEREAS USIP's Board may remove USIP's president under 22 U.S.C. § 4606(a): WHEREAS USIP's Board may appoint USIP's president under 22 U.S.C. § 4606(a): Be it RESOLVED that as of March 25, 2025, Acting President Kenncth Jackson is removed from his position as Acting President, Allison Blotzer is removed from her position as CFO, Mike Bruho is rentoved from his position as EVP & COO, Nate Cavanaugh is appointed as the Acting President of USIP, and Nate Cavanaugh has the authority and is instructed to transfer USIP» assets, including USIP"s real property and rights thereof, including all assets recently received from tie Endowment, to the General Services Administration (GSA).
March 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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stopthebus.bsky.social
If Trump is firing USIP employees because they ‘failed to deliver peace’, then shouldn’t CIA staffers face the same fate for failing to have or acquire ‘intelligence’ ?
Most employees at US Institute of Peace mass-fired via late-night email
March 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
BREAKING — Nearly all employees at the US Institute of Peace (USIP) received an email tonight informing them they were fired effective immediately, multiple staffers confirmed with me.

Just a few HR and IT staffers are being kept on to assist DOGE’s illegal dismantling of the independent nonprofit.
March 29, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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claryc.bsky.social
Karan Thapar summing up: "The Trump admin will not share the Biden admin's belief that something that is in the long-term interest of India would also be in the long-term of the United States. Trump will be more transactional, less concerned about India's future."
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Can Modi’s Washington Visit Lay the Foundations for Close Relations With the Us During Trump 2.0?
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February 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
dsmarkey.bsky.social
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Can Modi’s Washington Visit Lay the Foundations for Close Relations With the Us During Trump 2.0?
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February 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
dsmarkey.bsky.social
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Policy Playbook #3: Trump 2.0, India, and the subcontinent with Daniel Markey and Elizabeth Threlkeld
An overview of U.S. ties with South Asian states during Pres. Trump's first administration, analyses of Trump 2.0, and insights on India-U.S. ties from two leading American scholars and policymakers.
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February 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM