Asfandyar Ali Mir

In this podcast, Lalita du Perron is joined by Asfandyar Ali Mir, Postdoctoral fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation in the Freeman Spogli Institute at Stanford University. Together they explore the complex issue of the International Relations of South Asia, especially as pertaining to Afghanistan and Pakistan, and discuss the US media, US foreign policy, gender roles, and the impact of Covid-19.

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The South Asian Studies at Stanford (SASS) Podcast features conversations between the Center for South Asia at Stanford and guests who have a connection to Stanford as faculty, staff, students, or alumni. The podcasts feature a wide range of topics, ranging from poetry to politics, from manuscript collecting to music, from business to Bollywood. Every podcast consists of an informal and informative conversation about South Asia and its meaning in the world, in our lives, and at Stanford.