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Why India Might Want to Pursue Transnational Killings

India increasingly evaluates its own power through its ability to flout global norms and get away with it.

08.04.2024 4

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How Modi Has Changed Indian Foreign Policy

In a geopolitically fractious world, the Indian PM has managed to elicit extraordinary support from the U.S. while publicly courting its biggest foes.

25.03.2024 1

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India Suffering a Quiet Decline in Foreign Direct Investment

Since 2016, net FDI inflows have fallen from about 1.7 percent of GDP to a little over 0.5 percent, according to the RBI.

18.03.2024 2

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In Gaza and the Middle East, India’s Risk Appetite Has Increased

It has been reported that the Israeli army is set to induct Indian-made drones into its surveillance and aerial bombing fleet.

19.02.2024 8

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India Needs More Federalism

In a country as vast and diverse as India, centralization or homogenization of any kind – fiscal, political, or cultural – is a recipe for...

12.02.2024 7

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In Iran, Jaishankar Practices India’s Strategic Silence

In a fractious world where disputes appear intractable, India hopes to use its ambiguous silence as leverage to play its partners off of each other...

23.01.2024 6

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Modi’s Leading Role at Ram Temple Marks a New Indian Republic

He has set a precedent for Indian PMs to perform religious functions, thereby effectively rendering non-Hindus unelectable for that position.

19.01.2024 4

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India Turns the Page on Ties with Russia After Ukraine War

Over the past two years, India was wary of being perceived as aligned with an isolated Russia. That changed during Foreign Minister Jaishankar’s...

03.01.2024 2

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The US Does Not Lack Leverage Over India

Washington should not avoid honest discussions with India on differences for fear of souring ties.

22.12.2023 2

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India and the US Can’t be Partners Without Shared Values

With India under Modi taking an illiberal turn, analysts in Washington are calling for a transactional, security-focused partnership with India,...

12.12.2023 5

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A China-US Thaw Would Be Both Good and Bad for India

Despite sundry differences with India, so long as the United States needs to contain China, it will feel compelled to overlook problems in its ties...

27.11.2023 7

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Gaza War Tests an Excellent Year for India-US Ties

As the war drags on, New Delhi is unlikely to swim against the tide and align with Washington.

13.11.2023 2

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A Changed India Looks, Emotes, and Thinks Like Israel

Immediately after the horrifying Hamas terror attacks on October 7, Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly declared India’s unequivocal “solidarity...

26.10.2023 20

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India’s Hindu Nationalists Hate Gandhi But Struggle to Ignore Him

In recent years, the birth and death anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi have been dominated by commentary on how the late Indian freedom fighter’s...

10.10.2023 6

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Trudeau’s Accusation Against India Is Ominous for India-US Ties

When Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled shocking allegations that the Indian government was involved in an extrajudicial killing in his...

21.09.2023 2

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G20 Showcases a New India to the World

When leaders of some of the world’s most important economies met in New Delhi this week for their annual G-20 Leaders’ Summit, expectations for a...

11.09.2023 5

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