South Asian News Network

Paul Kapur has been nominated by President Trump to replace Donald Lu as Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs. Professor Kapur, who specializes in South Asian security, teaches at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School’s Department of National Security Affairs. In addition to co-editing The Challenges of Nuclear Security: U.S. and Indian Perspectives and co-authoring India, Pakistan and the Bomb: Debating Nuclear Stability in South Asia, he has been a member of the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff. Additionally, Kapur oversees the Department of Defense’s Track 1.5 strategic engagement between the US and India.