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US and Indian flags fly on Rajpath in front of India Gate in New Delhi. (Manpreet Romana/AFP/Getty Images)

Asia and America - Two Tracks, One Future

Vishakha Desai compares the prevailing public mood in India and the US. more
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R), accompanied by U.S. President Barack Obama, speaks during a state arrival ceremony in the White House November 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

A Teachable Moment in U.S.-India Relations

Asia Society President Vishakha Desai makes the case for education as the arena for US-India collaboration in the 21st century. more
Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) is helped with his headphone next to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) at the G8 Summit meeting in Sapporo, Japan on July 8, 2008. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)

New Global Leaders, New Leadership Models?

Asia Society President Vishakha Desai discusses the necessity of learning from Indian and Chinese approaches to power. more
Young Chinese stand beside a lifesize cutout image of Barack Obama after he won the US presidential race at an election day event organized by the US embassy in Beijing on Nov. 5, 2008. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

Asia’s Questions for America’s Next President

"Every time I visited an Asian country," writes Asia Society's President, "I was asked repeatedly about candidate Obama’s positions on three issues: trade, foreign policy, and the new geo-economic order." more
An ancient Buddha carved into into a mountainside sits defaced on Oct. 10, 2007 after Islamic extremists attacked the historic relic at Jehanabad in the Swat Valley of Pakistan. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Pakistan's Buddha Statues Under Attack

Asia Society's President cautions we risk losing one of the most precious legacies of early Buddhist history. more
Indian President Pratibha Patil.

In India, Big Shoes to Fill

What makes the election of India's President Pratibha Patil significant. more
A village near the coast of Sumatra lays in ruin after the Tsunami that struck Southeast Asia. (www.news.navy.mil.gov)

China Overshadows US Attention to Tsunami Zone

Can the US learn from this disaster to develop a longer attention span when it comes to Asia? more
Shirin Neshat

Viewpoints: A Conversation with Shirin Neshat and Shahzia Sikander

Two acclaimed Asian American artists discuss their work on themes of gender, Islam, tradition and identity. more

Creativity in the Context of Constraints: Contemporary Chinese Art

Asia Society's Vishakha Desai places China's modern art boom into a historical context. more