Outside-the-Box Sino-Indian and Indo-Russian cooperation on Afghanistan

New Atlanticist May 12, 2025

The India-Pakistan crisis shows Washington that it must stop Iran’s nuclear rise

By Alex Plitsas

The fighting in South Asia reminded Washington of the global stakes of nuclear crises. Those stakes are why the United States must prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
Crisis Management Iran
Outside-the-Box Sino-Indian and Indo-Russian cooperation on Afghanistan

New Atlanticist May 10, 2025

Experts react: India and Pakistan have agreed to a shaky cease-fire. Where does the region go from here? 

By Atlantic Council experts

With the fog of war still hovering over South Asia, Atlantic Council experts explore what’s to come.
Conflict Extremism
Outside-the-Box Sino-Indian and Indo-Russian cooperation on Afghanistan

New Atlanticist May 6, 2025

Experts react: India just launched airstrikes against Pakistan. What’s next? 

By Atlantic Council experts

Atlantic Council experts share insights on India’s missile strikes on Pakistan, which came two weeks after a terrorist attack targeting Indians in Pahalgam.
Conflict Extremism

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Issue Brief

Aug 8, 2018

Outside-the-Box Sino-Indian and Indo-Russian cooperation on Afghanistan

By Omar Samad and Bharath Gopalaswamy

Recent Sino-Indian and Indo-Russian informal agreements to undertake joint projects in Afghanistan mark a geographical paradigm shift in the strategic ambitions of the region’s largest stakeholders.

Afghanistan
China

In the News

Jun 28, 2018

Gopalaswamy Quoted in the Times of India on the Postponement of the ‘2+2 Dialogue’

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

Read the full article here.

India

In the News

Jun 24, 2018

Gopalswamy in the Hill: Friendly Fire: The Curious Case of Sanctions on India

By Bharath Gopalswamy

Read the full article here.

India

IranSource

May 30, 2018

Great Power Competition in Iran as the US Exits the Arena

By Ali Scotten

US President Donald Trump’s decision to abandon the Iran nuclear deal, and thus re-impose broad sanctions against the Islamic Republic, sends a clear signal that Washington has reverted to a full containment policy against Tehran. But, lacking a clear overarching Middle East strategy, US policymakers do not appear to be weighing the merits of this […]

China
India

New Atlanticist

May 17, 2018

The US-India Defense Partnership: Trending Upward

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

In August 2017, US President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), a bill designed in part to sanction countries doing business with Russia’s defense industry. Like some other US partners, India is at risk of CAATSA sanctions because the bulk of its defense inventory is from the […]

India
SriSriFeature

New Atlanticist

Apr 20, 2018

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and The Art of Living

By Rachel Ansley

Compassion and cooperation are key to dealing with global conflict, one of India’s renowned spiritual leaders, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, said at the Atlantic Council in Washington on April 19. “The value of compassion, of cooperation…should be emphasized more than aggression,” said Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of the Art of Living Foundation. “When we […]

India

Report

Apr 6, 2018

India’s quest for fighter jets: Make in India vs. Make America Great Again

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

Working in tandem with India to improve its capacity to play a stronger role in the region and uphold the existing liberal order, would be a critical stride for US grand strategy.

Defense Industry
Defense Policy

In the News

Apr 3, 2018

Brandeburg in The Diplomat: India’s Growing Role in the Middle East

By Rachel Brandenburg

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India

New Atlanticist

Mar 22, 2018

A Renewed Foresight in Middle Eastern Diplomacy: India’s Role at the Table

By Rachel Brandenburg and Bharath Gopalaswamy

Recent aviation agreements connecting Saudi Arabia, India, and Israel signal potential openness toward improving relations in light of growing geopolitical and security concerns. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on March 7 that Saudi Arabia granted permission to Air India to use Saudi airspace for direct flights from Delhi to Tel Aviv, affirming allegations leaked in Israeli […]

India
Israel

In the News

Feb 21, 2018

Gopalaswamy in The Diplomat: India’s Role and China’s Roads in the Indo-Pacific

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

Read the full article here

China
India
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Nisha Narayanan

Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoEconomics Center

Economy & Business India
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Srujan Palkar

Global India Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

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Aparupa Sengupta

Senior Program Officer, Nuclear Threat Initiative

Millennium Leadership Program

Coronavirus Crisis Management

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Rudabeh Shahid

Nonresident Senior Fellow, India

Human Rights Civil Society

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Kapil Sharma

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Economy & Business India

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Justin Sherman

Nonresident Fellow

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