India

India’s Backsliding Democracy

Examining how attempts to stifle dissent threaten the world’s largest democracy

To Defend Democracy, the U.S. Must Hold Both Friends and Foes Accountable

Democratic backsliding among U.S. allies such as Israel, India, and Mexico starkly illustrates the challenge for the United States’ foreign policy agenda.

Renewed U.S.-India Climate Cooperation

The United States and India can collaborate to rapidly catalyze foreign institutional investment in India’s green transition, which would significantly influence the global effort to combat climate change.

What a Biden-Modi Initiative To Spur India’s Green Transition Should Look Like

The United States and India have an opportunity to partner to catalyze foreign institutional investment in India’s green transition—a critical contribution to drive progress in the global effort to combat climate change.

Five Pillars of an Enduring U.S.-India Partnership

U.S.-India task force co-chairs, former Indian Ambassador to the United States Nirupama Rao and former U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Verma, discuss the five greatest opportunities and challenges facing the partnership in the coming decade.

The United States and India: Forging an Indispensable Democratic Partnership

The United States and India must forge an indispensable democratic partnership that can serve as a pillar of peace, prosperity, and democracy around the world.

Center for American Progress U.S.-India Task Force

The Center for American Progress is convening a task force on U.S.-India relations, bringing together a dynamic set of experts from both nations to chart a shared bilateral agenda and to press that agenda in both Washington and New Delhi.

Trump’s Conflicts of Interest in India

Trump’s extensive business connections in India have led him to forge close relations with Indian politicians, including some far-right, extremist figures—alliances that likely won’t serve either Americans or Indians well.

Showing Up Is Not Enough: Trump’s First 100 Days in the Asia-Pacific

President Trump has so far continued President Barack Obama’s fast pace of high-level engagement in Asia, but Trump’s policies are quickly undermining U.S. interests in regional peace and prosperity.

Paris: The New Geopolitics of Climate Change

A series of recent climate pledges from developing countries has demonstrated that the geopolitics of climate action is shifting in the lead-up to the Paris climate agreement.

Coastal Ecosystem Protection: A Strategic Opportunity for the United States and India

Coastal wetlands and mangrove forests help fight climate change, but strong leadership and bilateral collaboration are urgently needed to avoid losing them forever.

High Hopes, Modest Expectations

President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet for the first time today to discuss their strategic partnership and to build upon the already strong foundation between the United States and India.

Indispensable Partners: Reenergizing U.S.-India Ties

Vikram Singh, Vice President for National Security and International Policy at the Center for American Progress, testifies before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs.

The United States and India: A Shared Vision for 2020 and Beyond

An address by U.S. Secretary of State, The Honorable John F. Kerry

Video Series: A Brighter Future for India

This video series documents how solar power has the potential to improve livelihoods, health, and the environment while avoiding the need for the costly grid expansion that is a distant reality for many.

Built-In Savings: A U.S.-India Partnership on Energy-Efficient Buildings

The United States and India should aggressively pursue opportunities to curb energy waste in the building sector in order to reduce their greenhouse gas pollution, enhance their energy security, and grow their economies.

What to Expect from Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s U.S. Visit

Prime Minister Singh and President Obama will meet for the third official U.S.-India state visit to exchange ideas on deepening the U.S.-India partnership, as well as fulfilling unmet expectations.

U.S. Economic Statecraft in South Asia

Toward Convergence: An Agenda for U.S.-India Cooperation in Afghanistan

The United States and India must work together to ensure the future stability of Afghanistan and the region.

Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict in South Asia

Analyzing South Asia through the prism of climate, migration, and security in Assam and the surrounding region provides useful insights into the underlying trends shaping the entire region and the risks posed by current long-term trajectories.

The United States and India: A Vital Partnership in a Changing World

A Conversation with the Deputy Secretary of State

Deepening the U.S.-India Partnership

Focusing on energy, infrastructure, and security are three ways the two nations can cooperate for the good of both economies and regional political stability.

Understanding the Historical Conflicts Behind Today’s Violence in Assam

Arpita Bhattacharyya looks at past conflict involving South Asian immigrant communities in Assam to understand the roots of the current conflict and examine implications for the future, including the role of climate change in the region.

Turning Words into Action

Rich Verma and Michael Werz review why India is an important ally to the United States and which issues the countries will focus on at their upcoming summit.