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Growth, employment, healthcare: Which numbers to believe in Donald Trump's US
Dec 04, 2018

Growth, employment, healthcare: Which numbers to believe in Donald Trump's US

By some accounts, the economy is doing spectacularly well. At the same time, infrastructure has been deteriorating.

Has Modi learnt to play Trump better? A look at possible deliverables beyond Motera
Feb 24, 2020

Has Modi learnt to play Trump better? A look at possible deliverables beyond Motera

The Indo-US agenda is vast – there are issues to be clinched, points to be clarified and misunderstandings to be cleared.

Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump?
Nov 02, 2016

Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump?

The three debates between Clinton and Trump are over and countdown to the big day has started. It has become a much tighter race than it was a week ago

Honour above all: A lesson for the Indian army in the US military response to Trump’s bigotry
Aug 21, 2017

Honour above all: A lesson for the Indian army in the US military response to Trump’s bigotry

The Indian army’s higher leadership must reflect on its role as the sword arm of the republic, and have a clear vision of itself as the upholder of law.

How Xi Jinping is playing the 'Trump' card in China
Apr 24, 2018

How Xi Jinping is playing the 'Trump' card in China

Aware of the economic threat posed by the US, the Chinese president has been pushing for economic reforms.

In the times of Trump, Modi’s message may find an European audience
Jun 01, 2017

In the times of Trump, Modi’s message may find an European audience

While India cannot match China's economic heft which is luring sections of the European political elite, it can entice Europe with the values which it espouses.

India needs to leverage Trump’s China antipathy
Nov 13, 2024

India needs to leverage Trump’s China antipathy

Trump's return raises questions about his China policy, offering India a chance to attract investment amid U.S.-China tensions.

India should cautiously welcome Trump’s views on ‘One China’ policy
Dec 19, 2016

India should cautiously welcome Trump’s views on ‘One China’ policy

India should understand from Trump’s approach that no one is going to pull India’s chestnuts out of the fire for it and treat 'One China' cautiously

India's challenges lies in handling spillovers of Trump policies elsewhere
Nov 09, 2016

India's challenges lies in handling spillovers of Trump policies elsewhere

What President Trump means for India has already been dissected to the point where adding anything new becomes impossible.

India's geoeconomic playbook for Trump 2.0: Navigating trade shifts in 2025
Jan 23, 2025

India's geoeconomic playbook for Trump 2.0: Navigating trade shifts in 2025

With trade wars and financial realignments looming, India's success in this evolving landscape will depend on its ability to balance collaboration with autonomy

India, Trump and the future matrix
Nov 14, 2016

India, Trump and the future matrix

With Trump elected as President of the US, the waning economic order — WTO — is even more under threat and now resembles like the League of Nations of pre-war era.

India-US Defence Trade Continuity Under Trump
May 12, 2023

India-US Defence Trade Continuity Under Trump

This brief explores the factors informing the Donald Trump administration’s continuity on the US’s defence trade with India. The administration’s impetus to maintain US-India defence trade stems from factors like the ‘reverse revolving door’ policy that has increased the influence of US defence contractors, its ‘Buy American’ policy to boost US arms exports, and defence trade being construed as an incremental means to correct the bi

India-US homeland security cooperation in the time of Modi and Trump
Aug 29, 2017

India-US homeland security cooperation in the time of Modi and Trump

Bilateral ties between India and the United States have strengthened remarkably in recent years and nowhere has cooperation been greater than in the area of security. Despite certain divergences, both countries realise that there is a need for cooperation in combating terrorism to keep their homelands safe from extremist threats. Ever since the election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in May 2014, India has invested political capital in improving

India-US relations under Trump: Guarding against transactionalism by pivoting to the US legislature
Oct 18, 2018

India-US relations under Trump: Guarding against transactionalism by pivoting to the US legislature

The dynamics of the India-US relationship under the Trump administration bear significantly on the two countries’ security partnership. This relationship, however, is being challenged by President Donald Trump’s increasingly apparent transactional worldview. As witnessed in the case of the United States’ relations with its allies and partners across Europe and Asia, Trump has often linked US defence commitments and partner nations’ securi

Is Trump making a departure from the one-China policy?
Dec 12, 2016

Is Trump making a departure from the one-China policy?

Trump's phone-call to Taiwanese President has led the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson issue a statement calling on the US to adhere to its one-China policy commitment

Mission indefinite: Donald Trump’s Afghanistan policy
Aug 29, 2017

Mission indefinite: Donald Trump’s Afghanistan policy

Donald Trump’s Afghanistan policy reflects more continuity than he is willing to acknowledge

Modi can't take India-America ties for granted with US President Trump
Jun 06, 2017

Modi can't take India-America ties for granted with US President Trump

New Delhi is going through the motions of pretending everything is normal.

Modi courts Trump with flying colors
Jun 28, 2017

Modi courts Trump with flying colors

Once again, Modi proves his skeptics wrong.

Navigating Trump’s America
Feb 14, 2025

Navigating Trump’s America

India remains an essential anchor in the Indo-Pacific

New Egypt Trumps Israel on Peace Process
May 02, 2011

New Egypt Trumps Israel on Peace Process

Winds of change in the Arab world left Israel initially distraught with the fall of Mubarak. But then the mood changed. Changes elsewhere were seen as popular quest for empowerment in which, for once, Arab-Israeli peace was not the centre piece.

New York City’s ‘machine politics’ explains a lot about Trump’s lack of restraint
May 04, 2025

New York City’s ‘machine politics’ explains a lot about Trump’s lack of restraint

Donald Trump’s idea of machine politics has not just conditioned his view of domestic politics, but also of international relations and US foreign policy

On Iran and Trump, India has landed between a rock and a hard place
May 14, 2018

On Iran and Trump, India has landed between a rock and a hard place

If India aspires to be a 'leading power', it may soon have to choose between its strategically autonomous goals, and those which the Trump administration has in mind for the region.

Pakistan’s euphoria from Trump’s talks with Imran Khan may not last
Jul 31, 2019

Pakistan’s euphoria from Trump’s talks with Imran Khan may not last

Can Pakistan help the US tame the Taliban so that Trump can withdraw US forces from Afghanistan? That’s the price the US demands in exchange for aid for Pakistan’s floundering economy, but success is far from assured

Pay no heed to Donald Trump’s gaffe over Kashmir issue
Jul 25, 2019

Pay no heed to Donald Trump’s gaffe over Kashmir issue

Trump’s comments should be ignored and New Delhi should move on to more important matters.

President Trump in Asia: Washington has a steep hill to climb
Nov 10, 2017

President Trump in Asia: Washington has a steep hill to climb

The challenge for the US is to sell its ideas in a region which views Trump as a non-serious leader and Xi as seemingly visionary.

Reading Donald Trump’s choices in South Asia
Apr 20, 2017

Reading Donald Trump’s choices in South Asia

India and the US remain on the same page in tackling the Afghanistan problem.