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Jan 22, 2015

US-India: Enhancing ties

By South Asia Center

On January 16, the South Asia Center hosted Senator Mark R Warner (D-VA) at the Atlantic Council. After an introduction by Governor Jon Huntsman, the Senator spoke about US-India ties in light of President Obama’s upcoming trip to India to attend the Republic Day celebration. He highlighted the achievements the two nations have made in […]

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New Atlanticist

Jan 21, 2015

Obama’s Passage to India: A Chance to ‘Revitalize’ Bilateral Relations

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Turn ‘This Moment of Renewal … Into Concrete Action,’ Senator Mark Warner Says President Barack Obama’s visit to New Delhi this month presents an opportunity to “regenerate, restart, and revitalize” the bilateral relationship with India, according to Senator Mark R. Warner, co-chairman of the bipartisan Senate India Caucus. Obama will become the first US president […]

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Article

Jan 15, 2015

“A US-India comeback?”

By Nicholas Burns

THE UNITED STATES has a major opportunity this month to return to a close security and economic partnership with India — a priority of the last three American presidents. The new Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, signaled he wants to get beyond the problem-ridden last few years between Delhi and Washington by inviting President Obama […]

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In the News

Jan 9, 2015

Gopalaswamy on Economic Ties with India

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

South Asia Center Acting Director Bharath Gopalaswamy joins Voice of America to discuss business opportunities with India: 

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In the News

Jan 6, 2015

Biberman in The Washington Post: In Pakistan, domestic threats begin to overshadow India

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Dec 21, 2014

Gopalaswamy: Productive Visit Enhances Delhi-Moscow Ties

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

South Asia Center Deputy Director Bharath Gopalaswamy writes for the Global Times on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to India: 

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New Atlanticist

Dec 11, 2014

Isolated from the West, President Putin Visits India

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council’s Bharath Gopalaswamy: ‘Russia is keen to demonstrate that it has friends in other parts of the world’ The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on December 11 sought to re-energize a relationship between two nations which had its peak during the Cold War.

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New Atlanticist

Nov 22, 2014

Obama to Visit India in January

By New Atlanticist

Atlantic Council’s Gopalaswamy Comments President Barack Obama will travel to India in January, becoming the first US president to visit the country twice while in office. Bharath Gopalaswamy, deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, tells Ashish Kumar Sen why this visit is important—and notably how it will be seen by India’s main […]

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SouthAsiaSource

Nov 7, 2014

Nobel Peace Prize: For Less Than Noble Reasons

By Mohan Guruswamy

This Year’s Award to a Pakistani and an Indian Reminds Us That the Peace Prize Often Serves a Broad Agenda It’s been a couple of weeks since the Norwegian choices for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 were announced. The little excitement this elicited in India and Pakistan has mostly died down. With good reason […]

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SouthAsiaSource

Oct 31, 2014

This Week in South Asia: October 25-31

By Elijah Logsdon and Refayat Haque

Pakistan The Pakistan army announced the success of its four-month long campaign to wipe out militants in the North Waziristan region bordering Afghanistan. The offensive, initiated in June, has claimed the lives of around 1,100 militants. According the army, the campaign has resulted in the reduction of terrorist attacks in the country. Army’s spokesperson Major […]

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