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Guest Column: Arresting the Slide in India-United States Ties
In more ways than one, it is sad to see a relationship that was nurtured by many Prime Ministers and Presidents over the last twenty-five years being allowed to go…
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Defense
Guest Column: The “T” Has Arrived… With Some Pain and Choices
The day arrived, but not many were nursing any illusion that President Donald Trump was going to throw in any extensions. Official India seemed ready for August 27, knowing full…
Blog
Democrats Keep Playing Defense, While Gavin Newsom Shows How to Play Offense
As the Democratic Party begins to look beyond 2024 and toward the next generation of leadership, one name should be front and center: Gavin Newsom. In a party that too…
Australia
From Sanctions to Solutions: Use Russia’s Frozen Billions for Peace
“Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.” — John F. Kennedy It is heartening to see the United States and its NATO allies…
Central Asia
Guest Column: Tariffs, Alliances, and Nuclear Fears
Every time there is a new dispensation in Washington, D.C., there is always a debate in the Asia-Pacific or Indo-Pacific on the all-too-important issue of commitment: will the United States…
Community
Nikki Haley Warns U.S.-India Ties at “Inflection Point,” Urges Partnership to Counter China
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has cautioned that the U.S.-India relationship is at a critical “inflection point” after four decades of strengthening ties, warning that India…
Diplomacy
Guest Column: The Difficult Last Mile
If events of Alaska and Washington DC are anything to go by, it would seem that finally there is light at the end of the tunnel as far as the…
Community
Between Two Democracies: The Indian American Dilemma in the Age of Disdain
For someone who grew up in the United States in the late 1970s and early 80s—when the Indian diaspora was small, tight-knit, and largely invisible—the past week has felt strangely…
Community
Guest Column: Nukes, Mercedes, and a Dump Truck
There are Generals and there are Generals. And there is Field Marshal Asim Munir, who appears to be getting ahead of himself by wading into an area that even a…
Community
India’s Cosmic Leap: A Billion Dreams, Will See Visits to Moon, Mars, and Venus
Reaching for the stars is becoming an everyday affair at India’s space agency, having visited the Moon and Mars with orbital missions, now eyes are set on a mission to…
Diplomacy
Beyond the Tamasha: What Indian-Style Negotiation Can Teach U.S.–India Trade Talks
Negotiation is in India’s DNA. It is not about ultimatums or contracts slapped down on the table. It is not transactional. It is relational. It starts with a comfortable seat,…
East Asia
India’s Maritime Vision: From SAGAR to Indo-Pacific to MAHASAGAR
A decade ago, on March 12, 2015, while commissioning in Mauritius the gleaming Offshore Patrol Vessel Barracuda, built in Garden Reach, Kolkata, to Mauritian specifications, Prime Minister Modi outlined India’s…
Defense
Guest Column: Looking Beyond Tariffs and Oil
There are some folks who have started believing that the downside in United States-India relations has begun and worse days are ahead. Others still are of the view that the…
Community
India’s Journey Towards Viksit Bharat: 11 years of Development, Progress & Nation Building
As India embarked on its fast-paced, human-centric developmental journey to become a developed country, “Viksit Bharat @2047,” by the time it completes a century of independence, the past decade has…
Community
A Decade of the International Day of Yoga (IDY): Yoga for One Earth, One Health
Ten years ago, the idea of a global day dedicated to “yoga” might have seemed far-fetched. But here we are—yoga mats unrolled across the globe, from bustling urban parks to…
AI
Digital from India: Leapfrogging Development Through Text-Enabled Citizen-Centric Governance
At the 2nd Voice of the Global South Summit hosted virtually by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 17, 2023, one key focus area was on, “Sustain the momentum of exchange…