WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Paul Kapur, an expert on South Asian security, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be the Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs.

Kapur, if confirmed by the Senate, will replace Donald Lu. In January, the US State Department confirmed the departure of Lu, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, as his term concluded on January 17.
The Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs deals with US foreign policy and US relations with the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Indian-origin Kapur is a professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the United States Naval Postgraduate School.
(Source: PTI)