Paul Kapur

At a glance

S. Paul Kapur is a scholar of South Asian security with documented teaching, research, and State Department policy-planning experience. His institutional biography describes work on regional deterrence and U.S.-India strategic dialogue, while his nomination concerns South Asian diplomatic policy.

Summary sources: [1] [2]

Career and documented accomplishments

• The Naval Postgraduate School identifies Kapur with its National Security Affairs faculty and records earlier teaching at Claremont McKenna and visiting teaching at Stanford. [1]
• The biography records State Department Policy Planning Staff service in 2020–2021 concerning South and Central Asia, Indo-Pacific strategy, and U.S.-India relations. [1]
• It lists books on nuclear deterrence, South Asian conflict, and militant strategy, and describes his direction of U.S.-India strategic dialogue and other Defense Department engagements. [1]
• The institutional profile lists a doctorate from the University of Chicago and a bachelor's degree from Amherst College. [1]

Role and nomination context

• Kapur's June 10, 2025 testimony describes the proposed South Asian Affairs position and connects his scholarship, military-officer teaching, and policy-planning work to the region's diplomatic relationships. Intended priorities are separate from completed office outcomes. [2]

Sources and review date

Career and role sources reviewed Oct 14, 2026. These sources may describe developments beyond the nomination snapshot; each nomination entry retains its recorded date and outcome.

1. S. Paul Kapur institutional faculty biography

   U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. Reviewed Oct 14, 2026.

2. S. Paul Kapur prepared testimony, June 10, 2025 (PDF)

   Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reviewed Oct 14, 2026.