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Will India’s Trump Fears Ease With the New US Asia Reassurance Initiative Act?
Jan 05, 2019

Will India’s Trump Fears Ease With the New US Asia Reassurance Initiative Act?

New Delhi will be hoping that Congress can continue to rein in Trump’s worst instincts.

Will Trump’s foreign policy outlive his term?
Apr 28, 2020

Will Trump’s foreign policy outlive his term?

His imprint on trade, security and Asia policy will last. His influence on immigration, climate change may not

With Trump messing world order, time for India to tap 'middle power' coalition
Jun 05, 2017

With Trump messing world order, time for India to tap 'middle power' coalition

A collective of broadly democratic middle powers are learning to work with each other without the certainty of American facilitation.

"H" is for high technology cooperation, not H1B visas
Mar 14, 2017

"H" is for high technology cooperation, not H1B visas

Donald Trump's policies on immigration and H1B visa present a unique opportunity for India and the US for conversation on technology cooperation.

'Ugly American' is back: Shun all the failed ideas
Mar 17, 2018

'Ugly American' is back: Shun all the failed ideas

Prudence lies in following the Chinese strategy of subordinating muscular diplomacy to economic growth. It remains in India’s interest to adhere to the open economy model.

A More Equal Partnership
Apr 27, 2025

A More Equal Partnership

JD Vance’s visit speeds up the recalibration of India-US ties

A new chapter in the US’s South Asia policy?
Aug 29, 2017

A new chapter in the US’s South Asia policy?

Donald Trump is now arguing that India should be viewed as part of a solution to the Afghan imbroglio

A new disorder: Global economic multilateralism at an inflection point
Sep 24, 2019

A new disorder: Global economic multilateralism at an inflection point

French president Emmanuel Macron tried to manage the contradictions, but nothing of substance was achieved in Biarritz.

A New EU-India Strategic Agenda in 2025
Feb 20, 2025

A New EU-India Strategic Agenda in 2025

There is a strong case to be made for a deeper EU-India partnership against the backdrop of global uncertainties and ongoing wars, an assertive China, and the likelihood of a more transactional United States (US) under Trump 2.0. Meanwhile, the EU-India Roadmap to 2025 has run its course, and the EU-India summit of 2025 could be an opportune moment to release a fresh blueprint for cooperation. As the new European Commission’s agenda springs int

A new normal has now been set for India-US relations
Feb 27, 2020

A new normal has now been set for India-US relations

That Trump travelled to India without any substantive deliverable is the real story here

A new twist in global politics
Sep 28, 2018

A new twist in global politics

US foreign policy is steadily renouncing multilateralism while China is stepping into its shoes

A stress test for American democracy
Jan 21, 2021

A stress test for American democracy

The legacy of Trumpism must be undone if US democracy has to successfully graduate from its stress test.

After WTO what?
Sep 21, 2018

After WTO what?

The WTO has been considerably weakened.

All pomp, little to show
Oct 01, 2019

All pomp, little to show

Modi and Trump were talking to different audiences

America at a crossroads
Nov 05, 2024

America at a crossroads

Critical issues like abortion, inflation, & immigration have divided the US into equal halves.

An enduring commitment to the Indo-Pacific
Jan 27, 2025

An enduring commitment to the Indo-Pacific

Under the new Trump administration, the Indo-Pacific is likely to retain prominence but with a sharper focus on hard power dynamics

An improbable friendship
Jun 14, 2018

An improbable friendship

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un have stunned the world. They may yet surprise us by pulling off a détente

An inconsistent United States, an assertive China and Asia’s hobbesian order
Nov 14, 2017

An inconsistent United States, an assertive China and Asia’s hobbesian order

China is luring the region and the world with its ambitions and the US is offering incoherence. This mismatch is at the heart of the present turmoil in the region

An ominous threat of escalation on the Ukraine war front
Nov 22, 2024

An ominous threat of escalation on the Ukraine war front

Joe Biden’s decision may have the potential to drag the Trump administration into the conflict.

At each other's throats, US and China defy pragmatism and compromise
Jul 16, 2019

At each other's throats, US and China defy pragmatism and compromise

Where it may have been useful for Beijing to encourage strategic trust, it has instead only invoked a sense of unease and even fear.

Avoiding catastrophe of a war
Jun 19, 2019

Avoiding catastrophe of a war

Approximately 73 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the world finds itself in similar straightened circumstances as the US once again puts into motion steps to curb the rise of another Asian power — China.

Between a Republic and an Emirate: The Future of Afghanistan
Dec 17, 2020

Between a Republic and an Emirate: The Future of Afghanistan

This special report was written before the 2020 United States presidential elections. Under the incoming Biden administration, the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan is likely to be more gradual and “responsible”, despite the President-elect being in favour of American troops exiting the war-weary country soon. In retrospect, Donald Trump’s insistence on pulling out all US troops from Afghanistan by Christmas 2020 was not misguided, si

Biden overcomes a logjam
May 02, 2024

Biden overcomes a logjam

US Congress passes 4 crucial bills; govt keenly aware of geopolitics in Indo-Pacific.

Biden’s policy agenda: A bumpy road ahead
Nov 18, 2020

Biden’s policy agenda: A bumpy road ahead

Biden has a long list of policy decisions taken by Trump during his term that he will have to work on correcting. Not all of them will be easy to reverse

Big thaw on the Korean peninsula
Apr 04, 2018

Big thaw on the Korean peninsula

The crucial unknown in the high-stakes diplomacy is Donald Trump’s idea of what an acceptable ‘deal’ is

Boris Johnson is stuck in a labyrinth of his own making
Sep 30, 2019

Boris Johnson is stuck in a labyrinth of his own making

British polity is undergoing a churn unlike any in recent history and it will end up reshaping the nation’s political texture. Whether British politicians are ready for this change is a different matter altogether.

Breakdown of US-China relations will leave the world scrambling to cope
May 20, 2019

Breakdown of US-China relations will leave the world scrambling to cope

After trade talks broke down, there seems to be no meeting ground, signaling a prelude to a wider fracture between the two countries.

Budget 2025 needs economic statecraft
Jan 29, 2025

Budget 2025 needs economic statecraft

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman needs to infuse strategic urgency into her eighth budget. Five ways she can address the risk from US President Donald J Trump’s efficiency drive

Caught in US-Iran tangle
Jul 23, 2018

Caught in US-Iran tangle

Trump Tantrum: US sanctions on Iran threaten to hit India’s strategic interests in West Asia

Charting the future of India-US ties
Oct 16, 2020

Charting the future of India-US ties

The relationship is more robust than ever before. But deepening ties will bring its set of challenges

China and Europe: Trade, technology and competition
May 22, 2019

China and Europe: Trade, technology and competition

Over the last five years, Brexit, the victory of Donald Trump in the US and the assumption of power by Xi Jinping in China, the seizure of Crimea and the Ukrainian crisis, the South China Sea disputes, and the emerging Iran crisis, have all helped upend the world order. Amidst these crises, the surge of Chinese acquisitions and investments in Europe did not draw much attention. The acrimony, however, between China and the US on trade and industri

Covid-19: The crisis will strengthen anti-globalisation voices
Mar 16, 2020

Covid-19: The crisis will strengthen anti-globalisation voices

The pandemic will lead to a greater backlash against open borders and economies. It is time for a creative rethink

Darwinian world order: 2008 was different — there was global cooperation and no blame game about subprime origins
Apr 25, 2020

Darwinian world order: 2008 was different — there was global cooperation and no blame game about subprime origins

Given their own shoddy handling of the COVID-19 outbreak, Trump and the Republicans believe they must demonise China to win the November elections.

Dealing with the big bully
Jun 11, 2019

Dealing with the big bully

Caught in the crosshairs, India is finding it difficult to go with US diktats.

Decisions on US-India issues will not be taken by the Pompeos and the Jaishankars
Jun 28, 2019

Decisions on US-India issues will not be taken by the Pompeos and the Jaishankars

Has all the carefully articulated outcome of Pompeo's Indian visit gone up in smoke after a Donald Trump tweet?

Deepening crisis in US
Jan 06, 2021

Deepening crisis in US

The political health of the US is important not just for the country itself, but the world, given its outsize influence as the foremost economic and military power.

Democratising lending
Aug 29, 2024

Democratising lending

Endorsements have energised the party base with hopes of swaying undecided voters.

Despair, dread a year after Hamas attack
Oct 07, 2024

Despair, dread a year after Hamas attack

Justice for the Palestinians and security for Israel are more elusive than ever

Don't despair, liberals: Fight
Nov 10, 2016

Don't despair, liberals: Fight

Welcome, American liberals. Welcome to the special torment of discovering that you do not know your country.

End of a free trade chimera
Aug 22, 2019

End of a free trade chimera

Even as trade talks between the US and China seem set to resume, geopolitical tensions between the two powers show no sign of abating.

Europe’s geopolitical shift: Its thaw with Russia holds out hope for a world not dominated by US and China
Sep 17, 2019

Europe’s geopolitical shift: Its thaw with Russia holds out hope for a world not dominated by US and China

The shift began with the election of Trump who refused to go by conventional thinking on Russia.