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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.
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Visiting India, Kevin Rudd spoke on issues such as growing Chinese influence in South Asia, Doklam, and Pakistan-China and India-China relations.
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Anubhav Gupta writes that Pakistan has confirmed the bugs in the architecture of China’s ‘Belt and Road’.
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Anubhav Gupta tells us why it's an open secret in both Washington and New Delhi that Trump’s Indo-Pacific strategy was little more than a branding exercise.
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The controversial cricketer-turned-politician takes office at a turbulent time in his country's history.
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A little late to the game, India certainly has the talent and expertise to be an AI power.
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Experts, including ASPI's Anubhav Gupta on the state of the Sino-India relationship a year after the Doklam standoff.
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Anubhav Gupta describes the goals and accomplishments of India's Act East policy.
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Anubhav Gupta on the implications of the Modi-Xi informal summit in China on April 27-28.
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The Trump administration’s new Indo-Pacific vision needs a more coherent narrative and an operational strategy to back it up.
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Given the Trump Administration's new "Indo-Pacific" policy, the U.S. should support India's membership in APEC.
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Anubhav Gupta writes that Trump's regional strategy for Afghanistan needs to grapple with the reasons the U.S. has failed to change Pakistan's behavior in the past.
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What the standoff in the Himalayas means for relations between Asia's two powers
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Anubhav Gupta writes that the border standoff between India and China in Doklam represents a shift in ties between Asia’s two primary powers.
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Watch discussions from the 2017 FICCI-IFFA Global Business Forum.
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During the Trump-Modi visit, ASPI Assistant Director Anubhav Gupta discusses the U.S.-India economic relationship and why U.S. companies are so eager to do business in India with Bloomberg Technology.
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Kevin Rudd spoke to BBC World about President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first meeting.
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In Quartz, ASPI President Kevin Rudd and Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga make the case for stronger U.S.-India ties under the Trump Administration.
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The president's Asian charm offensive should not neglect the world's largest democracy.
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Experts and officials, including ASPI's Wendy Cutler, discuss U.S.-Asia relations after the Trump Administration's first 100 days in office.
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Anubhav Gupta argues that immigration has emerged as the first test for U.S.-India ties in the Trump era.