Asia Society 97d ago

March 24, 2026 — The U.S.-Israel airstrikes on Iran in late February triggered a rapid and consequential escalation—one that has extended far beyond the immediate parties to the conflict. Watch Asia Society Policy Institute’s (ASPI) experts in conversation as they unpack how this conflict is reshaping economic trajectories, testing resilience frameworks, challenging energy security assumptions, and prompting potential foreign policy recalibrations across South Asia and beyond. The discussion features ASPI’s Farwa Aamer, director of South Asia Initiatives; Jane Mellsop, director of Trade, Investment, and Economic Security; and Akshay Mathur, senior director at the Delhi office. (52 min., 14 sec.) Subscribe for more videos like this: http://AsiaSociety.org/YouTube --- Support Asia Society today: http://AsiaSociety.org/Donate --- Subscribe to our newsletter to stay connected: https://asiasociety.org/email-subscriptions --- Facebook: http://facebook.com/AsiaSociety Instagram: http://instagram.com/AsiaSociety Twitter: http://twitter.com/AsiaSociety LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/asia-society/ #asiasociety #asiasocietypolicyinstitute #southasia #india