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Paul Kapur nominated to head US South Asia Bureau
If approved, Kapur will take over from Nisha Biswal and be the second US diplomat of Indian descent after her to head relations with South Asian countries.
Currently a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, Kapur specializes in South Asian politics, security, and international relations. / Naval Postgraduate School
S. Paul Kapur has been nominated by the Trump administration to lead the South Asia bureau at the U.S. State Department, responsible for managing diplomatic relations with India and the broader South Asian region.
If confirmed, Kapur will take over from Nisha Biswal, the first Indian-descent Assistant Secretary of State, who previously led the South and Central Asia bureau—a larger portfolio that included additional countries now outside of the bureau's scope.
A statement from the office of Vice President J.D. Vance, among a series of appointments awaiting U.S. Senate confirmation, highlighted Kapur’s nomination, noting, “Paul Kapur, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs.”
Currently a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, Kapur specializes in South Asian politics, security, and international relations. His past experience includes a tenure on the State Department's policy planning staff from 2020 to 2021, where he focused on South and Central Asia, the Indo-Pacific strategy, and U.S.-India relations. Kapur also directs a U.S.-India Track 1.5 strategic dialogue and other defense-related U.S.-India engagements.
Kapur has a notable academic career, having taught at Claremont McKenna College and served as a visiting professor at Stanford University. His authored works include Jihad as Grand Strategy: Islamist Militancy, National Security, and the Pakistani State, and Dangerous Deterrent: Nuclear Weapons Proliferation and Conflict in South Asia.
An expert on India-Pakistan security, he has co-authored India, Pakistan, and the Bomb: Debating Nuclear Stability in South Asia and co-edited The Challenges of Nuclear Security: U.S. and Indian Perspectives. His research has been published in prominent academic journals, including International Security, Security Studies, and Asian Survey, as well as in mainstream outlets like The Wall Street Journal and RealClearPolicy.
He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from Amherst College.
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