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Pleas and Pricing Controls: India’s Golden Opportunity

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Gold remains central to Indian household finances, despite all the best efforts of the state.

India’s Strategic Posture and Bangladesh’s Moment of Autonomy

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The dissonance is growing louder in India’s strategic posture toward Bangladesh, and Dhaka is no longer inclined to pretend otherwise.

India as Civilizational State: Geopolitical Blowback in South Asia

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Narratives of a ‘greater India,’ or civilizational state reaching back thousands of years have paid dividends in domestic Indian politics. But they’re also unnerving India’s neighbors and creating new headaches for New Delhi’s regional engagement in South Asia.

Navigating a Multipolar World: India’s Defense Diversification

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As India navigates the complexities of a multipolar global system, its defense strategy will play a crucial role in shaping its future and ensuring its continued rise as a global power.

US-India Relations: Shared Values or Compromised Principles?

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In cozying up to India, Washington is putting geopolitics over any shared commitment to democracy and human rights.

Adani Crisis Tests India’s Bet on Billionaires

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Fraud allegations are shaking one of the foundations of India’s current political-economic order.

Revisiting India’s Inclusion in APEC

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Examining the forces of attraction and repulsion concerning India’s potential inclusion in APEC.

US-India Relations under a Joe Biden Presidency

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A Joe Biden presidency will impact some of India’s core interests more than others. But overall, recent progress in US-India relations is set to continue.

A Different Contagion: India’s Bank Bailouts

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The potential collapse of India’s banking sector is a contagion of a different kind, and its ramifications could be felt far longer than the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trump in India: A Triumph of the Personal over the Political

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Trump’s visit to India was long on spectacle but short on any tangible benefit for the United States.

Backgrounder: 2019 India-Pakistan Clashes in Kashmir

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A sudden string of escalations in Kashmir risks a dangerous new conflict between South Asia’s two nuclear-armed states.

Malabar 2018: Why Is It Important?

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Deepening military cooperation was on display in this year’s annual Malabar exercises between India, the United States, and relative newcomer Japan.

AQIS Ups the Ante, but against India or Islamic State?

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AQIS has apparently changed its information warfare strategy to try and make itself more relevant vis-à-vis an ascendant Islamic State.

Has India Seen Its First ‘Lone Wolf’ Terrorist?

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The case of Alem Jeb Afridi in India has many of the characteristics of a ‘lone wolf’ terrorist attack.

Decoding Modi’s Upcoming Visit to Saudi Arabia

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There’s a lot to be gained on both sides of the Indo-Saudi equation.

Stop holding India’s Parliament Ransom

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Congress’ latest campaign against the Modi government is nothing but hypocrisy and hot air.

No Easy Answers in Kashmir

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Farooq Abdullah’s suggestion of a partition along the Line of Control in Kashmir is easier said than done.

India at a Critical Turn in National Politics

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The glamor of the BJP’s stunning victory in 2015 seems to have overshadowed the need for astute state management.

India’s Sahitya Akademi: A Passion for Self-Mockery

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The recent returning of a slew of awards is just the latest episode in the Sahitya Akademi’s tumultuous history.

Modi 2015 Central Asia Trip to Refocus India on the Region

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Prime Minister Modi is in Central Asia trying to widen India’s footprint in the region, with one major concern being an early implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline.

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