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South Asia

Despite regional rivalries and political instability, South Asia has considerable momentum and great promise for becoming a hub of growth and prosperity. Indeed, a prosperous and secure South Asia is vital to the future of Asia as a whole. Through policy dialogues and solution-oriented recommendations papers, public events, and expert commentary, ASPI furthers understanding of the region in the rest of the world. ASPI has conducted several projects to assess the region’s challenges and to develop recommendations on policies to help South Asia’s countries pave a path toward stability and development. ASPI has also engaged in work to help improve relations between the United States and countries in the region.

Featured Initiatives

  • Globe - Asia
    report

    Asia’s New Pivot: Evolving Ties Between East and West Asia

    Exploring the strategic implications of growing ties between major countries in the Middle East and Asia.
  • East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur on November 22, 2015

    Securing Peace in Asia

    An ASPI initiative to strengthen regional security institutions in Asia.
  • ASPI President Kevin Rudd (Chair) and MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga (co-chair) at the launch event for ASPI's task force, India and APEC: Charting a Path to Membership, on July 20, 2015 at Asia Society New York. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

    India and APEC: Charting a Path to Membership

    This ASPI initiative aims to accelerate India’s entry into the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

Reports

Wind Turbines, Ninh Thuan, Vietnam
paper

Building a Powerful and Coherent Vision for Net Zero in Asia

Achieving the Asia-Pacific’s decarbonization targets would enhance regional economic growth, increase employment, and improve energy security
India Solar Panels
report

Getting India to Net Zero

Realizing net zero emissions can boost India’s economy and create millions of new jobs, especially if backed by additional finance and holistic policies to ensure a just transition for fossil fuel-reliant communities
India Climate
report

Catalyzing India’s Climate Ambition

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.
ASPI Notes
report

ASPI Notes for the Biden Administration

Creative and practical ideas for how the United States might re-engage in the Asia Pacific in the critical first six months of the new administration.
Joe Biden - US India
report

Nature and Nurture: How the Biden Administration Can Advance Ties With India

Anubhav Gupta provides a blueprint for how the incoming U.S. administration can bolster U.S.-India ties.
Silk Road Diplomacy AidData Report Page
report

Silk Road Diplomacy

Report by ASPI, AidData, and CSIS on China's public diplomacy efforts in South and Central Asia.

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Commentary

A woman walks past a logo of the G20 Summit, in Jakarta on November 8, 2022.
article

The Climate Fight Is Asia’s Leadership Opportunity

Kevin Rudd and Ban Ki-moon write in Project Syndicate about the role Asia could play in the fight against climate change.
Wind Turbines, Ninh Thuan, Vietnam
paper

Building a Powerful and Coherent Vision for Net Zero in Asia

Achieving the Asia-Pacific’s decarbonization targets would enhance regional economic growth, increase employment, and improve energy security
 Start of paddy cultivation at West Bengal,West Bengal,India
article

Three Challenges That Need to be Managed to Make Net Zero Emissions a Reality in India

Kevin Rudd, Ban Ki-moon, and Arvind Panagariya write about opportunities in India to accelerate climate actions toward net zero emission.
Two Electric engineer wearing Personal protective equipment working on top of wind turbine farm
article

Asian Nations Should Work Together to Accelerate Decarbonization

Kevin Rudd and Ban Ki-moon write on the urgent need for accelerated climate action and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific.
India Solar Panels
report

Getting India to Net Zero

Realizing net zero emissions can boost India’s economy and create millions of new jobs, especially if backed by additional finance and holistic policies to ensure a just transition for fossil fuel-reliant communities
I2U2
article

India’s New West Asia Approach is a Welcome Break With Past Diffidence

C. Raja Mohan writes that India's participation in I2U2 summit – with Israel, US, UAE – marks a more confident engagement with the region.
India Solar Panels
article

ASPI Climate Action Brief: India

Analytical brief on India's climate change targets post-COP26
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) working group III co-chair Jim Skea (2nd L) answers a question during a press conference on a special IPCC report on climate change and land on August 8, 2019 in Geneva.
article

ASPI Note: What the IPCC’s Latest Report on Climate Mitigation Means for Asia

What to know about the latest IPCC WG3 report on climate mitigation.
ussian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) seen during their meeting in Xiamen, China, September,4,2017. Leaders of Russia, China, India, Brasil and South Africa are attending the BRICS 2017 Summit, held from September 3 to 5.
article

ASPI Note: India and the Invasion of Ukraine

What to know about how India plays into the invasion of Ukraine.
Map of eastern hemisphere highlighting Asia
article

ASPI Note: The U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy

What to know about the Biden administration's Indo-Pacific strategy.
U.S. President Joe Biden (C) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) listen during a Quad Leaders Summit with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide in the East Room of the White House on September 24, 2021 in Washington, DC.
article

ASPI Note: How to Understand the Quad - Key Points for Business

What to know about the Quad and its impact on the business sector.
01.25.22 Speakers
article

Moving Forward at the WTO

Experts, including WTO Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard, discuss the way forward on critical trade issues following the postponement of the World Trade Organization 12th Ministerial Conference.
Blinken Indo-Pacific Strategy
article

The Needle Biden Must Thread: How To Compete in Asia Without a New Trade Deal

Wendy Cutler writes in Barron's on the need for a strong economic component to Biden's Indo-Pacific Strategy.
Global networks
podcast

Is the Future Regional?

Wendy Cutler with Rem Korteweg, Martin Sandbu, and James Crabtree on the AIG Global Trade Series podcast.
Indians protest their country's border skirmish with China
article

Understanding the anxieties behind Chinese aggression towards India

Asia Society and ASPI’s President Kevin Rudd analyzed recent Chinese aggression towards India for Indian Express.

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Featured Countries

  • India

    ASPI's projects and analysis on India.
  • Pakistan

    ASPI's projects and analysis on Pakistan.
  • Afghanistan

    ASPI's projects and analysis on Afghanistan.

Video

Opportunities for Asia's Climate Leadership in 2023: The G20 and COP28
Policy
 /  New York

Opportunities for Asia's Climate Leadership in 2023: The G20 and COP28

Amitabh Kant, Lana Nusseibeh, Hana AlHashimi, and Kevin Rudd discuss opportunities for Asian economies to reduce emissions while enhancing their economies, trade, and peoples’ livelihoods.
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Does ‘South Asia’ Have a Future?
Policy
 /  India

Does ‘South Asia’ Have a Future?

Shyama Saran, Suhasini Haider, Sanjay Kasthuria, Atul Mishra, and C. Raja Mohan discuss the feasibility of regional integration in South Asia.
Watch Now
Reshaping Trade: The Rise of Asia and Next-Generation Challenges
Current Affairs
 /  Washington, D.C.

Reshaping Trade: The Rise of Asia and Next-Generation Challenges

Wendy Cutler, Tim Groser, Yeo Han-koo, Elizabeth Chelliah, Kurt Tong, and Candi Wolff discuss Asia Society Policy Institute’s latest report on Asia’s critical role in the future of trade negotiations.
Watch Now
The Past, Present, and Future of U.S.-India Relations
Current Affairs
 /  Northern California

The Past, Present, and Future of U.S.-India Relations

Kenneth I. Juster and C. Raja Mohan talk about the strategic partnership of the two nations.
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Kevin Rudd and C. Raja Mohan on the Future of U.S.-China Relations
Current Affairs
 /  India

Kevin Rudd and C. Raja Mohan on the Future of U.S.-China Relations

Asia Society President Kevin Rudd examines the impacts of current and future U.S.-China relations on India with C. Raja Mohan, senior fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New Delhi.
Watch Now
Trends in Technology and Innovation: Comparing the U.S. and Asia
Current Affairs
 /  New York

Trends in Technology and Innovation: Comparing the U.S. and Asia

What are the short and long-term gains for both businesses and countries that seek to become or sustain their positions as powerful and influential hubs of technology and innovation?
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