As the world’s largest democracy, India is emerging as a key American partner in economic and security affairs. The U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement, counterterrorism cooperation, and defense cooperation are important milestones in this new engagement.
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The November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai highlighted the urgent need for U.S.–Indian cooperation to counter regional and global terrorist threats. Read More.
After three years of the Obama Doctrine, the place of the United States in the world is less secure than when the President came into office. That trend must change. Nor can foreign policy be left on the backburner any longer with Washington only focusing on domestic issues. The White… Read more
A Joint Project by Scholars from The Heritage Foundation, the Lowy Institute for International Policy, and the Observer Research Foundation Abstract: The U.S., Australia, and India… Read more
Protesters took to the streets throughout India in the summer of 2011, demanding the establishment of a powerful new anti-corruption watchdog agency. In the aftermath of numerous high-profile corruption cases, the demonstrators’ wrath and intensity are understandable. Their demands, however, are misdirected. Adding yet another agency to… Read more
Abstract: Summer 2011 marks the 20th anniversary of major market reforms in India. Unfortunately, reform is no longer progressing, which is harming the Indian economy. The reform halt has also greatly inhibited the development of the U.S.–India economic… Read more
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… Read more
New information has revealed contacts between members of Pakistani terrorist group Harakat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) and Osama bin Laden’s courier. These revelations show that Pakistan’s segmented approach to terrorism contributed to bin Laden’s ability to live undetected in a military town deep inside Pakistan. Pakistan has long sought to… Read more
Indians have long viewed their growing population as a disadvantage when it comes to future development and maintaining social and political stability. But several years of strong economic growth, a robust military modernisation campaign, and greater recognition of India’s emerging global status has changed the conversation about Indian demographic trends. … Read more
The bad news from Pakistan since the beginning of the year has seemed relentless: the assassinations of two senior officials by Islamist extremists. The nosedive in U.S.-Pakistan relations over the Raymond Davis affair. Escalating political violence in Karachi. Mounting economic hardships. That's why the Pakistani excitement… Read more
History, including recent history, is filled with governments insisting basic laws of economics don't apply to them. Failure is inevitable, as are attempts to shift the blame. The Indian federal government could be the chief present example of this self-delusion, which includes its new budget but extends further. … Read more
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… Read more
Abstract: Backroom deals between members of the governing class and their hand-picked cronies influence the legislative, executive, and regulatory actions of governments around the world. Examples of this ancient form of corruption abound. Government intrusions into the private… Read more
President Barack Obama welcomed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today with an emphasis on the continuing value of a partnership carefully developed over the last two American Administrations. President Obama referred to India as a "rising and responsible" power and encouraged India's role in… Read more
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… Read more
Preparations for the Commonwealth Games, taking place October 3–14, have been a matter of much controversy in India. Anticipation of a global public relations boost has turned to fears of global embarrassment. Hoping for the best may be a better strategy than it seems—things in India do… Read more
Over the last few years, tensions have been brewing between India and China over their long-held border disputes. The source of the tensions is multi-faceted but driven in large part by China’s concern with an emergent India and Beijing’s desire to consolidate its position on Tibet. While military conflict between… Read more
Last week, The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center hosted a very timely discussion on the prospects for...… Read more
India is steadily emerging to be one of the world’s top economic players but still faces development challenges and...… Read more
The most recent reminder of the complex relationship dynamics between India and China was the first “Strategic Economic...… Read more
The stage is set for significantly heightened tensions along China’s southern coast. China recently warned that Indian...… Read more
Terrorists struck again in India—this time in the nation’s capital at the High Court, where at least 11 were killed...… Read more
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India’s financial capital, Mumbai, experienced yet another terrorist attack today that initial estimates say killed at...… Read more
Heritage hosts a discussion this morning featuring Indian Brigadier General Amrit Pal Singh, James J. Carafano...… Read more
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