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The Tiger Project: War and deterrence in the Indo-Pacific

Explore the Atlantic Council’s work on current and enduring defense and deterrence issues in the Indo-Pacific, featuring expert commentary, multimedia content, and in-depth analysis.

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The Global China Hub tracks Beijing’s actions and their global impacts, assessing China’s rise from multiple angles and identifying emerging China policy challenges. The Hub leverages its network of China experts around the world to generate actionable recommendations for policymakers in Washington and beyond.

The Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) informs and shapes the strategies, plans, and policies of the United States and its allies and partners to address the most important rising security challenges in the Indo-Pacific, including China’s growing threat to the international order and North Korea’s destabilizing nuclear weapons advancements. IPSI produces innovative analysis, conducts tabletop exercises, hosts public and private convenings, and engages with US, allied, and partner governments, militaries, media, other key private and public-sector stakeholders, and publics.

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In the News

May 23, 2014

Menon: Indian Foreign Policy Under Modi

By Rajan Menon

South Asia Center Senior Fellow Rajan Menon writes for Inter Press Service and LobeLog on what to expect from newly elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign policy:

India

In the News

May 23, 2014

Nawaz on Modi’s Foreign Policy

By Shuja Nawaz

VOA Access Point interviews South Asia Center Director Shuja Nawaz on what to expect from India’s incoming prime minister, Narendra Modi: See the interview here.

India

SouthAsiaSource

May 23, 2014

Enter a Pragmatist: Indian Foreign Policy Under Modi

By Rajan Menon

The Congress Party took a beating in India’s recent parliamentary election and has been now sidelined by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (Indian People’s Party, or BJP). The spotlight is on Narendra Modi, the BJP’s leader who will be the next prime minister. A former tea vendor, Modi’s humble origins place him in a […]

Elections India

In the News

May 22, 2014

Wake-up Call for Europe on Energy

Breaking Down the Russia-China Gas Deal Energy & Environment Program Director Mihaela Carstei spoke with CNN’s Fionnuala Sweeney on the major gas deal struck between Russia and China. She comments on the implications for Europe and the crisis in Ukraine.

China Energy & Environment

SouthAsiaSource

May 22, 2014

A New Indian Nationalism

By Aparajita Vadlamannati

Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) victory is a win for Indian nationalism more than it is for Hindutva. Those in opposition to Modi have framed him as backwards and a sympathizer to Hindu extremism. Following his victory, one person even issued an apology to the world. BJP didn’t win because of the […]

Elections India

SouthAsiaSource

May 22, 2014

What to Expect From Indian Prime Minister Modi’s First Months in Office

By SouthAsiaSource

What should we expect from an Indian prime minister taking office with an assured majority in parliament for the first time in three decades? Suresh Prabhu is an ally of Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi, and is being discussed in New Delhi for a position either in Modi’s cabinet or on the national planning commission, according […]

India South Asia

SouthAsiaSource

May 21, 2014

As Modi Confronts His Economic Task, His Ally Should be Pakistan

By Shuja Nawaz

Amid the aftershocks of the political earthquake that has vaulted Narendra Modi into the strongest political position of any prime minster in decades, he faces two huge challenges.  He must remake  massive political, economic and bureaucratic machines that are resistant to change. With that as pre-requisite, he also must prepare the ground for an economic […]

India Pakistan

In the News

May 21, 2014

Carstei on Russia-China Gas Deal

By Mihaela Carstei

Mihaela Carstei, acting director of the Atlantic Council Energy and Environment Program, joins Al Jazeera English to discuss the recently announced energy deal between Russia and China:

China Energy & Environment

In the News

May 21, 2014

Nawaz on India’s New Prime Minister

By Shuja Nawaz

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty quotes South Asia Center Director Shuja Nawz on India’s new prime minister: 

India
As chief minister of Gujarat, a state as populous as Italy, Narendra Modi caught the attention of economists and investors with economic growth rates that reached 9 percent annually. What can he do for a country that has more people living in poverty than all of sub-Saharan Africa? (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/CC License)

New Atlanticist

May 18, 2014

India’s Revolution-by-Ballot Offers Economic Hope, Communal Fear

By James Rupert

Prime Minister Modi’s Cabinet Choices May Signal How Risky His Rule Could Be The people of India may have just earned themselves a status as the world’s most decisive electorate. They did not simply dismiss their country’s ruling Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, they humiliated it. In electing the country’s historically Hindu nationalist party to a massive majority […]

India

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