This is a good moment for India to actively intervene in the global nuclear debate, articulate its priorities, and seek to promote a nuclear consensus among the major powers.
In an all-out war with China, the United States could impose a naval blockade to pressure Beijing with minimal risk.
Eight years after its introduction, India's landmark rural employment guarantee program has made big strides in the right direction, but structural and institutional problems are keeping it from fully realizing its potential.
Washington and London seem desperate for talks with the Taliban and any deal that would let them declare victory and get out of Afghanistan.
With the creation of a world-wide middle class, there is an unprecedented convergence of interests and perceptions, cultures and values: a truly global civilization. But while the world changes, ways of managing it must evolve.
China’s rise, and America’s response to it, have laid before India its greatest geopolitical opportunity and the biggest diplomatic challenge since independence.
The “Twenty Years of Transformation in South Asia” conference will examine developments within the region and in the role of South Asian states on the global scene. It will mark the official launch of the Carnegie South Asia Program.
Pakistan’s policy shifts are often signs of weakness, not strategic evolution. To encourage positive change, Islamabad should be left to face the consequences of its actions.
Domestic changes in Bhutan mean that India can no longer treat its northeastern neighbor as anything but a mature participant in the region's future.
President Obama's second term will likely see America being more selective about where it becomes involved abroad.