South Asia

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    • Article

    Crime but No Punishment in Indian Elections

    In India, politicians with criminal records are supplying what voters and parties demand: candidates who are effective and well-funded.

    • Op-Ed

    Not by Babanomics

    The BJP is reportedly evaluating various reform proposals to include in its manifesto. It is important to evaluate these on the basis of both economic theory and international experience.

    • Op-Ed

    Congress Has Underestimated the Resentment of the People

    Manmohan Singh may, in the end, best be remembered for an economic reform that has resulted in more inequalities between the rich and the poor and between urban and village India.

    • Op-Ed

    Kejriwal Will Force Modi to Change His Electoral Campaign

    The Aam Aadmi Party has capitalised on the anti-corruption campaign of Anna Hazare in which Arvind Kejriwal played a major role, which has somewhat re-politicised the urban middle class.

    • Op-Ed

    Same Old Banking

    India needs a new approach to financial innovation and it is time the Reserve Bank of India realized that more of its mandate-driven approach is not the solution.

    • Op-Ed

    The Politics of Manmohanomics

    More than twenty years of economic reforms, in spite of corrective mechanisms, have resulted in a greater gap between the rich and the poor in India.

    • Op-Ed

    Robert Gates’ Failure of Duty

    Robert Gates’ new book will go down as one of the most ill-tempered memoirs ever written by a former Cabinet secretary.

    • Op-Ed

    Regulator, Not Planner

    Inclusion is a political agenda and the job of the banking regulator is not that of a political authority, but of a regulator that protects consumers and focuses on the safety and soundness of the banking system.

    • Op-Ed

    Degrees of Irresponsibility

    The Indian political classes are gravely mistaken if they think the contest for power at home can be conducted without reference to the world outside.

    • Jihadist Violence: The Indian Threat

      India has been confronting jihadist violence for decades. Yet these dynamics remain underexplored and difficult to comprehend, particularly in terms of ties to external jihadist groups.

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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.
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      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
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      Jarrett Blanc
      Senior Fellow
      Geoeconomics and Strategy Program
      Jarrett Blanc is a senior fellow in the Geoeconomics and Strategy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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      Frances Z. Brown
      Senior Fellow
      Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
      Dr. Frances Z. Brown is a senior fellow with Carnegie’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, who previously worked at the White House, USAID, and in non-governmental organizations. She writes on conflict, governance, and U.S. foreign policy.
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      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.
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      Ryan Crocker
      Nonresident Senior Fellow
      Geoeconomics and Strategy Program
      Ryan Crocker is a nonresident senior fellow in the Geoeconomics and Strategy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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      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.
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      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.
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      Kim Ghattas
      Nonresident Senior Fellow
      Kim Ghattas is a nonresident senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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      Vijay Gokhale
      Nonresident Senior Fellow
      Carnegie India
      Mr. Vijay Gokhale is a nonresident senior fellow at Carnegie India and the former foreign secretary of India.
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      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.
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      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.
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      Laura Lucas Magnuson
      Vice President for Communications and Strategy
      Laura Lucas Magnuson is the vice president for communications and strategy at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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      Jessica Tuchman Mathews
      Distinguished Fellow
      Mathews is a distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She served as Carnegie’s president for 18 years.
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      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.
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      Vipin Narang
      Nonresident Scholar
      Nuclear Policy Program
      Vipin Narang is a nonresident scholar in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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      Deep Pal
      Visiting Fellow
      Asia Program
      Deep Pal is a visiting fellow in the Asia program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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      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.
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      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.
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      Rexon Y. Ryu
      Nonresident Senior Fellow
      Ryu is a nonresident senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he leads an initiative focused on the intersection of diplomacy, technology, and innovation.
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      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.
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      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.
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      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.
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      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.
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      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.

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