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Indian-origin Paul Kapur Trump pick for South Asia
The New Indian Express Vijayawada
|February 14, 2025
INDIAN-origin Paul Kapur, an expert on South Asian security, has been nominated by US President Donald Trump to serve as the Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs.
INDIAN-origin Paul Kapur, an expert on South Asian security, has been nominated by US President Donald Trump to serve as the Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs. If confirmed by the Senate, Kapur will succeed Donald Lu, who completed his term on January 17, 2025.
Kapur, of Indian descent, is currently a professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the US Naval Postgraduate School. He holds a PhD from the University of Chicago and a BA from Amherst College.
This story is from the February 14, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Vijayawada.
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