RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William J. Antholis, February 06, 2012, The Brookings Institution
Which are the seven most important states in India? And who are their leaders? Population, economic output, and productivity all matter. So do the politicians themselves. Read More
BOOK
Bruce O. Riedel , February 01, 2012
Pakistan and the United States have been locked in a deadly embrace for decades. In this revised edition of Deadly Embrace, which includes a new preface, Bruce Riedel, one of America's foremost authorities on U.S. security and South Asia,
sketches the history of U.S.-Pakistani relations from partitioning of the subcontinent in 1947 up through the present day. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William J. Antholis, January 31, 2012, The Brookings Institution
When President Obama took on outsourcing and migration in his State of the Union, South India was listening. The region sends more high-skilled workers to the United States than any other consular district in the world. Depending on how you view the global economy, visa officers either protect American workers in a flat world, or permit high-skilled migrants to help build bridges of cooperation that connect high-tech hilltops. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Gangadhar Darbha and Urjit R. Patel, January 2012, The Brookings Institution
Gangadhar Darbha and Urjit R. Patel analyze the time series and cross-sectional dynamics of inflation in India and explore the current anti-inflationary policies. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William J. Antholis, January 24, 2012, The Brookings Institution
In India, the shifting of power to the states is the opposite of the American experience. William Antholis describes how India’s founding fathers wanted a unitary government with federal features, which only started to decentralize after a half century. In the United States, the opposite happened, as strong states slowly gave way to a powerful (but still limited) federal government. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William J. Antholis, January 20, 2012, The Brookings Institution
India's constitution defines the relationship between state and federal governments. State-level politicians are increasingly responsible for their own political destinies. It is clear that that is having a major impact on how India views the world, argues William Antholis. What is less clear is whether regional parties will embrace globalization, or run away from it. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William J. Antholis, January 13, 2012, The Brookings Institution
States like Tamil Nadu have witnessed the rise of regional parties, independent from the nation-wide Congress Party and BJP. Those parties have learned that they can gain more by being a power broker than they could ever have by threatening secession. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Raj M. Desai and Shareen Joshi, January 11, 2012, The Brookings Institution
Raj Desai and Shareen Joshi discuss the use of producer associations by governments and multilateral development institutions to provide support to women and improve Indian agriculture, which has faced declining productivity, greater import competition, and rising prices for fertilizer, seed and pesticides. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William J. Antholis, January 10, 2012, The Brookings Institution
If Tamil Nadu were its own country it would be bigger than Thailand. With a relatively well-educated population, and with an economy driven by manufacturing and software companies, William Antholis argues, it might actually have a different set of foreign policy priorities than the rest of India. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Ted Piccone and Emily Alinikoff, January 09, 2012, The Brookings Institution
Ted Piccone and Emily Alinikoff offer an in-depth assessment of international democracy and human rights policy approaches of five rising global powers: Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa and Turkey. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, January 05, 2012
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Washington, DC
On January 5, Foreign Policy at Brookings hosted a discussion on the structure of international efforts to reduce nuclear danger. Participants focused on nuclear security, nuclear disarmament, and the possibilities for U.S.-India cooperation. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Urjit R. Patel, December 27, 2011, The Financial Express
Urjit Patel discusses how Herbert Stein’s Law relates to India’s energy sector. Patel argues that open-ended unconditional subsidized consumption of energy is the “road to fiscal perdition.” Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Stephen P. Cohen, December 26, 2011, Forbes India
As rivalry between India and Pakistan continues to draw international attention, Stephen Cohen explains the implications of Pakistan’s decision to begin dialogue to grant India most-favored nation status, and argues that improved relations would be in both countries’ interests. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Teresita C. Schaffer and Howard B. Schaffer, December 22, 2011, The Hindu
Nancy J. Powell was recently chosen by President Obama to be the new United States ambassador to India. Teresita and Howard Schaffer commend this intent to nominate Powell and outline the long-running bilateral issues between the United States and India, which Powell will have to address as ambassador. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Eswar Prasad, December 18, 2011, Financial Times
India's economy continues to face high inflation, stalled industrial output and a plunging currency, a sign that the country, like many other emerging markets, is not immune to the global economic turmoil. Eswar Prasad writes that Indian government should enact reforms that evenly distribute the benefits of India's growth, particularly to the poor and lower middle class. Read More