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Strategic RegionsIndiaSeptember 29, 2008 | "The Palin Effect "Currently, the US is reeling from the “Palin Effect.” ++ The overall demoralization and financial crises damage the collective identity of Americans and that is why voters need to hear that their country is still ‘exceptional’. ++ Fortunately, “Palin finds …More September 26, 2008 | India Dodges Financial CrisisThe impact of the current financial crisis on India will be minimal. ++ Indian institutions, such as ICICI Bank, have relatively little exposure to Wall Street, and due to a good regulatory system, should escape fairly unscathed. ++ However, Tata AIG …More September 23, 2008 | Welcoming India to the Nuclear ClubIndia and the US are celebrating their new nuclear deal this week. ++ Critics fear an unraveling of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. ++ Notwithstanding, India will be one of the great world powers and there is an unfortunate, yet undeniable …More September 12, 2008 | Learning to Act Like a Nuclear PowerThe domestic political culture in India determines whether India will work out in its new role as a nuclear power. ++ So far, suspicion and accusation among the politicians hindered India’s democratic institutions to produce a coherent notion of …More September 10, 2008 | Harmful Hype Over US-India Nuclear DealWashington and New Delhi are guilty of overselling the US-India nuclear deal. ++ The pact will not play as big of a role in bolstering US-India ties and boosting both economies as politicians want people to believe. ++ On the contrary, due to …More September 9, 2008 | US-Indian Nuclear Deal is Ill-ConceivedIn order to achieve at least one of its foreign policy goals, the Bush administration insisted on the international approval of the nuclear deal with India. ++ The world can sell nuclear fuel to India; however, the action was ill-conceived. …More September 8, 2008 | Kashmir Could Secede Through ConsentThe former colony India is now confronted with separatists who call for an independent Kashmir. ++ India’s governance of the region was dreadful at times, but it is still a legitimate democracy. ++ Nobody should oppose an independent Kashmir, …More September 3, 2008 | India is not a Rogue StateBecause India has not signed the Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), some oppose the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and their plan to waive the ban on its nuclear commerce. ++ But India has committed itself to fully cooperate with the IAEA and, if it should …More August 15, 2008 | Pakistan's New Leaders Fake DemocracySharif and Zardari, who lead the governing coalition, use President Musharraf’s impeachment to portray themselves as representatives of democracy, but in truth, neither of them were elected. ++ They head the two most corrupt parties, have …More August 7, 2008 | Indian Muslims Heed to Pied Pipers of JihadIndia is depicted in the media as “a squeaky-clean ally of the United States” and no inconvenient truths are allowed to mar Indian democracy’s supposed success story. ++ A passive receiver of this image will surely be …More August 6, 2008 | Balancing Asia's RivalsJoseph S. Nye: If the US wants to remain powerful, strong ties to the world’s emerging powers are crucial. Improved relations between the US and India could provide the basis for China’s international integration. …More July 28, 2008 | India Votes for the Nuclear Deal With the USIndia just had its first vote of confidence because the government’s communist allies withdrew their support over the civilian nuclear deal, arguing that the pact made India a pawn of the US. ++ Prime Minister Singh’s Congress …More July 10, 2008 | Strategic Miscalculation: US-Indian Nuclear DealEven though India hasn’t signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and has not permitted inspections of its nuclear plants, Bush’s administration is hastening to close a US-Indian “civilian nuclear deal.” ++ …More July 9, 2008 | US-India Nuclear Pact is Back on the TableThe US-India nuclear pact, declared “almost certainly dead” last month, will probably be signed by the Indian government after all. ++ The onus of getting it implemented is therefore back on the US. ++ Congress must stop pressuring India …More June 26, 2008 | Crouching Tiger, Coward Dragon: The Rise of India and ChinaEthan Christian Arrow: The rapid growth of India and China is reshaping the present international order. Representatives of these nations elucidate their intention to replicate the West’s wealth without replacing its established international order. Following such a path, without first securing democratic freedoms and institutions, will however, prove problematic. …More June 25, 2008 | India's Reluctance to US Nuclear Deal is DisarmingIndia’s domestic political squabbles are hindering its nuclear program with the US. ++ Afraid that scrupulous international monitoring would undermine India’s traditionally independent foreign policy, the Communist …More June 23, 2008 | India Foresees Collective Security in the Middle EastCoercive diplomacy is America’s only remaining option as its influence declines in the Middle East. ++ Especially in the case of an Obama presidency, this “changed constellation” in the region calls for India to readjust its …More June 13, 2008 | Chindia: A Rare Success of the Bush EraAs Bush’s term ends, the president can look back on a solid Asia legacy. ++ He successfully used India to balance China. ++ India is the world’s largest democracy, 80,000 Indian students study in the US, and trade between India and the US …More May 26, 2008 | Reassessing "Chindia"The Western coupling of China and India as rising powers overlooks drastic differences between the two countries. ++ China began liberalization first, and its growth has put it “in a totally different economic league from India.” ++ Yet despite pro-Tibetan …More May 22, 2008 | India's Government Needs to Bolster CompetitivenessIndia’s slide by two places in the global competitiveness ranking from 2007 to 2008 reveals the country’s infrastructural deficiencies. ++ “The government is unable to create infrastructure needed to sustain …More May 16, 2008 | India Strives for Influence in the Indian OceanThe Indian Ocean will be a strategic bridgehead for the big players of the 21st century. This relates to the Indian sea doctrine, which has been determining India’s policies in the region since its release in 2004. China’s advance in …More May 14, 2008 | Nuclearization has not Benefitted IndiaIndia’s ascension as a nuclear weapon state ten years ago was a mistake. ++ Fallacious confidence in the doctrine of deterrence has had the opposite effect, encouraging reckless behavior in Kashmir and strengthening Pakistan’s military …More May 5, 2008 | Challenge and Opportunity for India's AgricultureIndia’s agricultural sector remains nearly stagnant at a time when global food production faces five major challenges: population growth, changing consumption habits in emerging markets, declining agricultural production capacity, …More May 2, 2008 | "India's Dalai Dilemma"In the face of turmoil in Tibet, India has found itself in a delicate position. ++ As a democracy, India has a tradition of permitting peaceful protest, yet it is also intent on improving Indo-Sino relations and continuing to expand trade with China. …More April 25, 2008 | "Existential Threats" Are Holding India BackIndia is confronted with a multitude of territorial claims from its neighbors. ++ The Asian giant is vulnerable to “the tyranny of geography.” ++ The pluralist democracy’s fragile and instable surroundings and the …More April 11, 2008 | India Competes with China in the Scramble for AfricaSince Africa is both a source of natural resources and an outlet for manufactures, it is an area where India and China’s needs overlap. ++ China’s March 13, 2008 | Bangalore and the Challenge of Inclusive GrowthHans F. Bellstedt: As a modern and economically booming city, Bangalore stands for the upside of globalization and offers a possible foretaste of what India will be like in the future. Yet Bangalore’s success story is still an exception in a country that suffers from deep-set structural problems. …More March 12, 2008 | India's Jatroph Nut: Perfect New Energy Source?Indian state Chhattisgarh is positioned to become biodiesel hub. ++ Local jatroph nut is inedible, grows on wasteland, requires little cultivation, and produces 3x more oil per hectare than soybeans - a cheap energy solution. ++ …More March 11, 2008 | The Illusion of a Nuclear-Free WorldNuclear weapons with their incomparable destructive capacity are the determining center of international power. ++ As technological forces are increasingly being associated with national security and success, defenders of disarmament are losing …More March 4, 2008 | India's Infrastructure: Chances and Risks for InvestmentsIndia’s infrastructure is obstructing economic growth. Just the terrible state of the roads and the endless traffic jams cause economic losses amounting to 6 billion US dollars per year. The cities in particular are …More January 31, 2008 | India Between Superpowers: Negotiating China and the USDespite a visit by French President Nicolas Sarkozy in recent days, India’s priority is clearly focused on the main actors in Asia: China and the US, says Frédéric Bobin of Le Monde. A rising power itself, India is now stuck …More January 28, 2008 | India and China on Climate Change: Let's Work TogetherApart from hosting international sporting events in the near future, Delhi and Beijing have a lot in common at the moment, according to Narayani Ganesh of the Times of India: both face increasingly serious environmental …More January 2, 2008 | A Lack of Real Innovation in India and ChinaAlarmists, especially in the US, fear that China’s and India’s combination of raw brainpower and raw ambition will threaten America’s technological leadership, while skeptics dwell on the countries’ shortage of …More November 8, 2007 | India's ChangesEckart von Klaeden: India has become a new global player. The broadening and deepening of relations with Western powers such as Germany and the United States in recent years has been welcomed in Berlin and Washington. …More November 6, 2007 | Nuclear DealingsMark Brzezinski: The US has missed opportunities to make sensible progress in India and Iran. In both cases, the United States should be promoting constructive engagement rather than undercutting long-held nonproliferation doctrine. …More August 20, 2007 | Closer Cooperation With India Expected From Next US PresidentMost US presidential candidates have very favorable views towards closer cooperation with India in the future, reports Joanna Klonsky of the Council on Foreign Relations. Klonsky’s findings belie the low coverage on this …More July 2, 2007 | Sushant K. Singh on Asian Competition For Energy Reserves in West AfricaAs western companies pull out of the African energy sector due to domestic pressure, India and China are stepping in to take their place, reports Sushant K. Singh of Chatham House. Currently Beijing, with …More June 6, 2007 | Somini Sengupta on the Fragile State of the U.S-India Nuclear DealThe US-India nuclear deal might be at risk, argues Sengupta in an article for the World Security Network. The countries are particularly divided over two issues:
June 4, 2007 | FT Reports That India Will Double Diplomatic CorpsThe Indian Ministry of External Affairs announced that it plans to double its diplomatic corps within the next five years, reports Jo Johnson of the Financial Times. During a decade in which India joined 13 multilateral …More April 25, 2007 | Boston Consulting Group On India's Ascent On The Global MarketIndia is no longer simply the world’s “back office,” and has moved beyond its perceived role as provider of data processors and call-center workers. A study of the Boston Consulting Group and Knowledge@Wharton …More April 16, 2007 | Deutsche Welle Watching Globalization Eat Its ParentsGlobalization has come full circle, says Deutsche Welle. 10 years ago, Germany set the tone of its economic relationship with India. German companies outsourced parts of their production to India and attempted to lure Indian …More |
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