Michael Kugelman (South Asia Institute Director, Wilson Institute - @MichaelKugelman) speaks with the Thinking Global team about the contemporary international relations of South Asia. Kugelman discusses how the politics of the domestic level is shaping that of the international in Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka, prior to an exploration of democratic backsliding in the region and the lessons for US foreign policy following the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Thinking Global is affiliated with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠E-International Relations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the world's leading open access website for students and scholars of international politics.