RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Urjit R. Patel, November 02, 2009, The Brookings Institution
There is an emerging consensus among governments that aggressive climate change mitigation would be desirable, though they remain divided about how the associated burden should be shared. Urjit Patel argues that a burden sharing criterion which involves emissions permit allocation to each developing country would be a fair deal and discusses how this would affect India. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Arvind Panagariya, August 10, 2009, Forbes.com
In response to Secretary Clinton's call for India to help combat global warming, India's environment minister said that India, with over 300 million impoverished people, was not in a position to assume legally binding emissions. Arvind Panagariya reviews the debate and argues for developed countries to substantially cut their emissions before asking developing countries to commit to mitigation. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Eswar Prasad, August 09, 2009, The Financial Times
Although India’s economy has weathered the global financial crisis quite well, Eswar Prasad says the present political and economic circumstances in India give Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a chance to deliver real reforms, which are crucial for sustained growth that does not leave behind much of the population. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William J. Antholis, July 18, 2009, The Wall Street Journal
As the world community gears up for another round of climate change talks, a central issue will be how to bring developing countries—especially rapidly growing India and China—into a climate-change pact. William Antholis examines the "per capita" emissions reduction standard favored by India's Manmohan Singh and argues that it is too simple a metric by which to achieve equity in global carbon reductions between the developed and developing worlds. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
T.P. Sreenivasan, July 16, 2009, Wall Street Journal Asia
T.P. Sreenivasan examines the U.S.-India relationship in the context of Secretary of State Clinton's trip to the country. Though he believes the Obama administration has set the right tone with India, Sreenivasan argues that troubles may arise on several policy fronts including nuclear technology and fighting terrorism. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Strobe Talbott, July 16, 2009, Financial Times
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in the first visit to India by a top Obama administration official, engaged her hosts on two major issues facing the world: nuclear non-proliferation and climate change. Brookings President Strobe Talbott writes that Indians, like many Americans, still need to be persuaded to see the urgency of prompt action on these two issues. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
July 01, 2009, Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement
South Asia is a "theater for disaster." In the past decade alone floods, cyclones, earthquakes, droughts, and a devastating tsunami destroyed hundreds of thousands of lives and livelihoods and left millions more homeless. In each disaster, humanitarian responders rushed to the scene to preserve human life and reduce immediate suffering. However, many times, human rights protection has been a secondary concern. This new report, based on a regional meeting in Chennai, India, discusses the challenges in incorporating human rights into disaster response in South Asia. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Riedel, May 30, 2009, Wall Street Journal
Battles between the Pakistani army, al Qaeda and the Taliban are the latest in a deadly struggle for nuclear-armed Pakistan. Bruce Riedel assesses the history of Pakistan's nuclear program as well as the danger of extremists gaining access to weapons should Pakistan fall into the wrong hands. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Arvind Panagariya, May 26, 2009, The Wall Street Journal
As Manmohan Singh begins his second term as India's Prime Minister, many challenges lay ahead. Arvind Panagariya recommends that to push vital economic reforms ahead, Mr. Singh's government must focus on both the business and rural sectors. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Riedel, May 06, 2009, Council on Foreign Relations
In an interview with the Council on Foreign Relations, Bruce Riedel noted "the situation remains dire" in Pakistan. Riedel believes there is a real possibility of a jihadist state emerging in Pakistan and argues it is crucial for Congress to pass the five-year $7.5 billion economic aid package so that "we can send a signal to Pakistan that we're in this for the long haul and that it's not a conditions-based relationship." Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Stephen P. Cohen, April 09, 2009, International Development Research Centre
Stephen Cohen argues that though India is the dominant power in South Asia, it is the leader of the least-integrated region of the world. While India must concentrate on its domestic reforms it must also think about the role that outside powers can play. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Eswar Prasad, April 02, 2009, FT.com
The reordering of the global economic power structure has created a leadership void among emerging markets. Eswar Prasad believes India is in an ideal position to lead the emerging markets and urges them to step up. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Laurence Chandy, Geoff Gertz and Homi Kharas, March 31, 2009, India Economy Review: Volume VI | Quarterly Issue
How worried should India be by the global economic crisis? Will the crisis impact India’s overall growth trajectory and thus mark the end of the country’s growth miracle? In this article, Brookings expert Homi Kharas, along with Laurence Chandy and Geoff Gertz, examine India’s long term economic outlook in light of the crisis and consider how policymakers should respond. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Arvind Panagariya, March 27, 2009, BBC.com
Political parties in India who have delivered high economic growth have lost elections in the past. Arvind Panagariya discusses how the state of the economy impacts voting behaviour in the country. Read More
PAST EVENT
Monday, March 23, 2009
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC
On March 23, the Brookings Institution hosted a discussion featuring a wide range of American and Indian perspectives on issues related to the nuclear agreement and its impact on broader relations. The public event examined the agreement’s implications on American and Indian policy pertaining to energy, economics and technology; non-proliferation and nuclear strategy; and overall U.S.-India relations. Read More