South Asia

Analysis

    • Op-Ed

    Modi’s Sagar Mala

    As he travels across the Indian Ocean this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s biggest challenge is not countering China. His real problem is in Delhi, afflicted by a condition called continentalism, which has proved rather difficult to overcome.

    • Op-Ed

    Silk Road Focus: Chinese Takeaway

    Given its enduring impact on India and its neighborhood, responding to China’s Silk Road initiative is a major challenge for Indian foreign policy.

    • Op-Ed

    Caste and the Parivar

    The Sangh Parivar has traditionally been hostile to caste-based reservations, but the BJP has been less categorically hostile to quota politics because it could not risk alienating voters who valued reservations.

    • Q&A

    What Is Behind China’s Growing Attention to Afghanistan?

    In the past year, Beijing has become more diplomatically engaged with Afghanistan, raising the potential for China to play a helpful role in Afghanistan’s future economic and security prospects.

    • Op-Ed

    Nawaz Sharif in Saudi Arabia: Pakistan’s Leverage in the Gulf

    Squeezed between the Sunni extremism of the Islamic State on the one hand and the rising political clout of the Shia Iran on the other, the Saudis are apparently eager to cash in their many IOUs in Pakistan.

    • Op-Ed

    The Great Game Folio: Kashmir Gambit

    If the Modi government can change the external dimension to Jammu and Kashmir for the better, it could create a conducive environment for the ambitious internal agenda for development articulated by the BJP and PDP.

    • Op-Ed

    Northwest Turbulence

    Having suspended talks with Islamabad last August, the Indian government needed a diplomatic device to renew the engagement with Pakistan.

    • The Geopolitics of the TTIP and the TPP

      • Ashley J. Tellis
      • March 02, 2015
      • Power Shifts and New Blocs in the Global Trading System

      The principal strategic challenge facing the United States today is preserving its global primacy in the face of rising challengers such as China.

      • Op-Ed

      India Budget ‘a Step in the Right Direction,’ but ‘No Quantum Leap’

      The new budget is clearly pro-growth in its orientation and is a marked improvement from the government’s first provisional budget issued last July.

      • Op-Ed

      Unsafe After Sunset

      Perceptions of public safety in India are not driven by urbanisation per se; rather, these are likely driven by the infrastructure and amenities associated with the largest cities in India.

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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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      Rudra Chaudhuri
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      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
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      Toby Dalton
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      Evan A. Feigenbaum
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      Kim Ghattas
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      Carnegie 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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      Vipin Narang is a nonresident scholar in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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      Deep Pal
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      Deep Pal is a visiting fellow in the Asia program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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      Ankit Panda is the Stanton Senior Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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      James Schwemlein
      Nonresident Scholar
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      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
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      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
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      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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