Despite a wave of violence on Tuesday and Wednesday that left more than 100 people dead, the Indian Government and the leading Kashmiri separatist group, Hizbul Mujahideen, have reported progress after their first formal ceasefire talks in over eleven years of conflict. As the talks got underway, the Indian army launched a major offensive against other militants in the hotly disputed region, who...

The Council on Foreign Relations publishes a wide variety of publications, and their "Expert Briefs" series is quite exceptional. Given the recent unrest in Mumbai, visitors with an interest in South Asian affairs and world affairs in general will find this brief particularly compelling. Authored by Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia, this expert brief was released in...