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Bangladeshi tribal refugees with their belongings crossing a river bridge at Ramgarh border point (REUTERS/Rafiguar Rahman).

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Prepare for the Unknowns: India's Black Swans

March 8, 2013, Tanvi Madan

Tanvi Madan explores how the Indian government might react to “black swans”, low-probability, high-impact events that can have a dramatic impact on the plans and policies of a country, such as an influx of climate change refugees from Bangladesh or a domestic revolution in China.

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The India Project at Brookings leverages the Institution’s multidisciplinary expertise to examine critical policy challenges and opportunities related to India, as well as U.S.-India relations.

The Project is one of two components of the Brookings India Initiative. The other component is Brookings India in New Delhi, India. The Initiative has the twin goals of providing policymaking communities in the U.S. and India with independent policy research and raising the profile and understanding of Indian policy issues in Washington.

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Tanvi Madan is the director of the India Project.

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