Asia-Pacific Overview: March 2025
Regional overview covering major political events across Asia-Pacific in March 2025.
Analysis
Staff
Pearl Pandya
Senior Analyst, South Asia
Pearl Pandya is the South Asia Senior Analyst at ACLED, having joined the organization in February 2022 as an India Researcher. In her current role, she oversees the South Asia research team and performs data review and analysis. Prior to joining ACLED, she worked on international law and human rights at the UN, and in local politics in India. Pearl holds a master’s degree in public international law from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a LL.B. from King's College London.
Spoken languages: English, Hindi and Gujarati Timezone: GMT
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Past events
Webinar I The battle for the borderlands: How the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan is challenging the state’s control
Watch the recorded conversation unpacking the increase in TTP activity since 2021, the Pakistani state response, and the civilian impact of their expanding operations.
