Issue Brief posted January 25, 2013 by Lisa Curtis
Indo–Pakistani Tension: Pakistan Should Crack Down on Militant Infiltration
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…
Special Report posted January 7, 2013 by Laveesh Bhandari, Jeremy Carl, Bibek Debroy, Michelle Kaffenberger, Pravakar Sahoo, Derek Scissors, Ph.D.
Unleashing the Market in the India–U.S. Economic Relationship, Part 1
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…
Backgrounder posted August 20, 2012 by Lisa Curtis
Going the Extra Mile for a Strategic U.S.–India Relationship
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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…
Backgrounder posted July 18, 2011 by Lisa Curtis, Dean Cheng
The China Challenge: A Strategic Vision for U.S.–India Relations
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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…
White Paper posted January 14, 2011 by Walter Lohman, John Fleming, Nicholas Hamisevicz
Key Asian Indicators: A Book of Charts
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…
WebMemo posted November 3, 2010 by Lisa Curtis
Obama’s India Visit Should Affirm New Delhi’s Global Role
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…
Backgrounder posted March 15, 2010 by Maneeza Hossain, Lisa Curtis
Bangladesh: Checking Islamist Extremism in a Pivotal Democracy
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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…