India is a critical player in the future of the Asia-Pacific region and stands at the center of what many consider a continuous Indo-Pacific region. Over the last quarter century, it has transformed itself into a rising global power. As one of the fastest growing major economies in the world and the third largest economy in Asia, it is a vital market and economic center of gravity. Even as it continues to face tremendous development challenges, it is buoyed by it democratic politics and an ambitious and entrepreneurial population. In recent years, India has also expanded and deepened its diplomatic engagement, especially with the United States and with countries in East Asia, and shown greater willingness to lead on global issues.
Working with Asia Society’s center in Mumbai, ASPI convenes major policy dialogues and public discussions, and contributes analysis and expert commentary designed to enhance India’s cooperation with the United States and its growing role and engagement with the region beyond South Asia.
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This ASPI initiative aims to accelerate India’s entry into the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.
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An ASPI initiative to strengthen regional security institutions in Asia.
Commentary
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Kevin Rudd writes that the Quad's success poses a major threat to Beijing's ambitions.
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ASPI Senior Fellow Patrick Suckling sets out how the wider international community should sensitively, constructively, and intelligently work with India to catalyze greater climate ambition in the lead-up to COP26 and beyond.
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Wendy Cutler and Nick Wadhams on the Biden Administration's U.S. trade policy.
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Richard Maude examines how Joe Biden's administration is approaching foreign policy in the Indo-Pacific in the first months of his presidency.
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Wendy Cutler and Joshua Meltzer write that the time is ripe for a regional digital trade agreement in the Indo-Pacific.
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Daniel Russel writes that the Quad that the U.S. is now cultivating is focused on what they seek to achieve, not merely what they want to counter.
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Anubhav Gupta writes that with no political solution to the China-India border issue on the horizon, the military disengagement merely provides temporary relief for a chronic problem.
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The farmer protest controversy is of India’s own making.
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Biden faces an uphill battle on the economic front, at a time when New Delhi is becoming more inward-looking on foreign trade.
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Anubhav Gupta provides a blueprint for how the incoming U.S. administration can bolster U.S.-India ties.
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Woochong Um writes that COVID-19 presents an opportunity for a green, sustainable, and resilient recovery.
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Dr. Amitendu Palit writes about how weak growth, resistance to reform, and trade challenges has affected India's COVID-19 economic recovery.