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Few analysts pay enough attention to either the phase that came before the Emergency or the phase after. Without this context, no good interpretation can emerge of the way the “political untouchability” of the Jana Sangh before the 1970s was attenuated.
Everyone in government knows that the Indian bureaucracy circa 2015 is not equipped to handle the challenges of India's democracy, economy, and society circa 2015—yet it continues to tinker at the margins.
The next decade in India’s partnership with America could turn out to be even more consequential than the previous one.
The deal revolutionized U.S.-India ties, which progressed so dramatically that it is often easy to forget the recrimination that dominated bilateral encounters since 1974.
In India, the state’s strong involvement in the economy, together with costly elections, has incentivized shadowy links between business, the criminal underworld, and politicians, exacerbating corrupt practices.
Given the enormity of the domestic challenges India faces and the newness of the government, voters seem inclined to give Modi some room to run. But this won’t last forever.
The historic nuclear accord between Iran and the international community unveiled in Vienna helps remove a number of recent constraints on Indian foreign policy.
To be an effective player in Central Asia, India must find a way either through Pakistan, or around it.
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Confederation of Indian Industry hosted a conference on the future of the U.S.-India relationship, ten years after the Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative.
Remarks were given by the Vice President of the United States, the Honorable Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.