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- Op-Ed
The Double-speak of Parties on Foreign Funding
- Milan Vaishnav
- July 01, 2020
- Hindustan Times
The latest crisis between China and India has set off an unseemly round of finger-pointing between the Bharatiya Janata Party and its principal national rival, the Congress, with both sides accusing the other of cozying up to the communist regime.
- Paper
India in the Indo-Pacific: New Delhi’s Theater of Opportunity
- Darshana M. Baruah
- June 30, 2020
India now plays a crucial role in the Indo-Pacific region. But how will the country define its approach as the region takes on new geopolitical importance?
- Event
India-Russia Strategic Partnership: Ready for an Upgrade?
- Dmitri Trenin, D. B. Venkatesh Varma, Timofey Borisov, Rajesh Bansal, Lydia Kulik, Nivedita Kapoor, Samir Saran, Nandan Unnikrishnan
- June 26, 2020
Is there a way to upgrade Indo-Russian economic and technological ties and make geopolitical and security interaction more effective, while not upending India’s connections with the United States, and Russia’s with China?
- Commentary
To Stand Up to China, India Must First Boost Its Economy
- Milan Vaishnav
- June 25, 2020
India has been embroiled in a foreign policy crisis with China, after violent clashes along their mountainous border. But if Delhi really wants to get tough with Beijing, it must first ensure its economy is in fighting shape.
From Slowdown to Lockdown, India’s Economy and the COVID-19 Shock
- Christophe Jaffrelot
- June 11, 2020
- Institut Montaigne
The Indian economy that is facing the COVID-related crisis today was already badly affected by an under reported slowdown for more than one year.
- Commentary
In India, a National Public Health Stockpile Is Overdue
- Rajesh Bansal, Prateek Jha
- June 11, 2020
Although India holds strategic reserves of crude oil and food, it entered the coronavirus pandemic with severe shortages of essential medical equipment.
‘There Will Be a Return to CAA/NRC Soon’
- Milan Vaishnav
- June 09, 2020
- Rediff.com
The Indian government’s COVID-19 economic package is smaller than the government is touting, and cloaked in a lot of self-reliance rhetoric that multinationals hear as protectionism. A slow economic recovery may hurt the BJP at the state level, but is unlikely to nationally.
‘Modi Retains an Advantage Nationally’
- Milan Vaishnav
- June 08, 2020
- REDIFF.COM
While Prime Minister Modi’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak in India is not going without criticism, he retains the political advantage over the opposition. He is likely to push the burden of responsibility to the states.
Covid-19 Is Reshaping Political Campaigns in India
- Milan Vaishnav
- June 07, 2020
- Business Standard
Covid-19 measures prevent large gatherings during the upcoming state elections, pushing more campaigns online. The BJP has a more pervasive presence online, but opposition parties like Congress are catching up.
- Article
Hustling in the Himalayas: The Sino-Indian Border Confrontation
- Ashley J. Tellis
- June 04, 2020
Once again, Chinese and Indian forces find themselves locked into a tense border standoff. That the latest encounters are occurring at multiple locations along the Line of Actual Control suggests a high degree of Chinese premeditation and approval for the military’s activities from the very top.

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Darshana M. Baruah
Nonresident Scholar
South Asia Program
Darshana M. Baruah is a nonresident scholar with the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her primary research focuses on maritime security in Asia and the role of the Indian Navy in a new security architecture.
Abigail Bellows
Nonresident Scholar
Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Abigail Bellows is a nonresident scholar in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Rudra Chaudhuri
Director
Carnegie India
Rudra Chaudhuri is the director of Carnegie India. His primary research interests include the diplomatic history of South Asia and contemporary security issues.
Toby Dalton
Co-director and Senior Fellow
Nuclear Policy Program
Dalton is the co-director and a senior fellow of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment. An expert on nonproliferation and nuclear energy, his work addresses regional security challenges and the evolution of the global nuclear order.
Evan A. Feigenbaum
Vice President for Studies
Evan A. Feigenbaum is vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he oversees research in Washington, Beijing and New Delhi on a dynamic region encompassing both East Asia and South Asia.
Frederic Grare
Nonresident Senior Fellow
South Asia Program
Grare is a nonresident senior fellow in Carnegie’s South Asia Program. His research focuses on security issues and democratization in India, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Previously, he led the Asia bureau at the Directorate for Strategic Affairs in the French Ministry of Defense.
Christophe Jaffrelot
Nonresident Scholar
South Asia Program
Jaffrelot’s core research focuses on theories of nationalism and democracy, mobilization of the lower castes and Dalits (ex-untouchables) in India, the Hindu nationalist movement, and ethnic conflicts in Pakistan.
R.K. Misra
Nonresident Scholar
Carnegie India
R.K. Misra is a nonresident scholar at Carnegie India. Based in Bengaluru, he drives Carnegie India’s Technology and Society program, and engages with technology innovators and policymakers.
Ankit Panda
Stanton Senior Fellow
Nuclear Policy Program
Ankit Panda is the Stanton Senior Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
George Perkovich
Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Chair
Vice President for Studies
Perkovich works primarily on nuclear strategy and nonproliferation issues; cyberconflict; and new approaches to international public-private management of strategic technologies.
James Schwemlein
Nonresident Scholar
South Asia Program
James Schwemlein is a nonresident scholar in the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Paul Staniland
Nonresident Scholar
South Asia Program
Paul Staniland is a nonresident scholar in the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Ashley J. Tellis
Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs
Ashley J. Tellis holds the Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs and is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, specializing in international security and U.S. foreign and defense policy with a special focus on Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
Milan Vaishnav
Director and Senior Fellow
South Asia Program
Vaishnav’s primary research focus is the political economy of India, and he examines issues such as corruption and governance, state capacity, distributive politics, and electoral behavior.
Tom West
Nonresident Scholar
South Asia Program
Tom West is a nonresident scholar in the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and an associate vice president at the Cohen Group.