Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Indian-origin Paul Kapur, an expert on South Asian security, has been nominated by US President Donald Trump to be the assistant secretary of state for South Asian affairs, reports say.

Kapur, if confirmed by the US Senate, will replace Donald Lu, India's The Hindu said on Thursday.

In January, the US State Department confirmed the departure of Lu, assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs, as he ran his term on Jan 17, 2025.

The Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs deals with US foreign policy and US relations with the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, according to the...