Kapur has participated in US-India Track 1.5 strategic dialogues and other Department of Defence engagements. (Source: Hoover Institution) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

Indian-origin security expert Paul Kapur was sworn in as the assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs in the Donald Trump administration. Kapur will now lead US diplomatic engagement with countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. He succeeds Donald Lu.

Previously, Kapur worked on the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff from 2020 to 2021, focusing on South and Central Asia, Indo-Pacific strategy, and India-US relations.

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