The potential fallout of the relatively rapid departure of American forces by 2015 does not bode well for Afghanistan’s future, and could exacerbate India-Pakistan rivalries in Afghanistan.
The arrest of Muttahida Qaumi Movement founder Altaf Hussain arrest in the UK could threaten Karachi’s relatively stable state of instability.
If trends witnessed in India’s 2014 election persist, the country may have closed the book on twenty-five years of electoral politics and moved into a new era.
It is time to dismantle the current welfare system and adopt new approaches in order to reduce poverty and boost India’s growth rate.
A playbook for how Indian policymakers can return the country to a path of high and sustained economic growth.
The administrative deficit may not be talked about as much as the fiscal deficit. But if it is not corrected, growth will not pick up.
The shrinking numbers of Muslims in the Indian Parliament is not new. But 2014 results are unprecedented.
If India makes a comeback, it will primarily be determined by what Prime Minister Narendra Modi does at home. But his success will hinge considerably on whether India’s foreign policy can nurture the external environment that enhances India’s prosperity, safety, and place in the world.
The next government must acknowledge India’s weak performance in enforcing the rule of law and take immediate action to close the widening gulf between principle and practice.
If Narendra Modi is luckier than his predecessors, he might make some progress with Pakistan. However, Modi should be aware that breakthroughs are unlikely amid the country’s current political flux.