Tensions between India and Pakistan are heating up along the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Kashmir. A series of border incidents in early January left three Pakistani and two Indian soldiers dead. One of the Indian soldiers was beheaded and another severely mutilated, provoking Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to say that India’s ties with Pakistan would not be…
Project Overview India will soon have the largest population of any country in the world. It therefore has the potential, with extensive and difficult reforms, to become the world's most important free market—a position currently held by the United States. It follows directly that the economic relationship between India and the U.S., if allowed to flourish, can greatly…
Abstract: While the U.S. and India have developed multifaceted ties over the last decade, the overall relationship has recently been challenged: India bought advanced fighter jets from France, not from the U.S.; the Indian parliament virtually shut out U.S. companies from India’s civil nuclear industry; the Singh government delayed economic reforms that…
Abstract: The U.S. should pursue robust strategic and military engagement with India in order to encourage a stable balance of power in Asia that prevents China from dominating the region and surrounding seas. The U.S. and India share a broad strategic interest in setting limits to China’s geopolitical horizons and can work together to support mutually reinforcing goals…
The global financial crisis has had a major impact on perceptions of American power and its relationships in Asia. Many of the perceptions are not founded on facts. Among the facts often overlooked: American companies invest far more abroad than does all of Asia combined. For every dollar the U.S. has invested in China it has invested two in Australia…
President Obama is now in Seoul, midway through his 2010 Asia trip. Like any presidential visit, this one is a mixture of symbolism and substance. So how does it rate on each of these scores? I give him a “C” on symbolism; on substance, a “D,” with the final exam pending. First, symbolism. The U.S. is a Pacific power. It has been since the Spanish-American War…
President Obama’s visit to India this weekend comes in the wake of major losses for his party in the U.S. mid-term elections. The results—largely viewed as an indictment of Obama’s handling of the economy, record deficit spending, and health care reform—could lead the U.S. President to tread cautiously during his India visit. President Obama may be tempted to limit his…
Abstract: Bangladesh , the world's third largest Muslim-majority nation, is facing challenges from violent Islamist groups. The government is cracking down on radical groups and emphasizing the democratic principles of the country's founding, but radical Islamism still threatens to undermine stability in Bangladesh. Radicalization and terrorism…
To lead the nation always under threat from North Korea, backbone is required. As the president of South Korea has...…
South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrived in Washington on May 6 to meet with President Obama and affirm the...…
Amidst all the regional concerns about North Korea, the Senkaku dispute between China and Japan has continued to...…
During his trip to South Korea, Secretary of State John Kerry affirmed that the United States “will, if necessary,...…
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The U.S. recently decided to move one of its most powerful radars, the Sea-Based X-Band radar (SBX), closer to North...…
Amidst increased sequestration cuts and North Korean threats of hostility, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel...…
North Korea has been making headlines for its threats of preemptive nuclear attacks on the United States. In addition...…
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary and Chinese President Xi Jinping has talked a great deal about the...…
As the Chinese National People’s Congress reveals various governmental restructurings (not to be mistaken for...…
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