India
India’s Counterinsurgency Campaigns Are Missing the Warning Signs
Sarah Watson Sun, Aug 13, 2017, 10:00 AM
Is India forgetting how to fight insurgent groups?
Latest in India
Immigration
"H" is for High Technology Cooperation, Not H-1B Visas
Arun Mohan Sukumar Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 11:06 AM
The suspension of expedited processing for H-1B visas offers an opportunity for India and the United States to rethink their approach to bilateral technology collaboration.
Cybersecurity
Where Are US-India Cyber Relations Headed?
Arun Mohan Sukumar Tue, May 24, 2016, 11:02 AM
If India and the US can create tangible cooperation in cyber security and the digital economy, it would send a message to developing countries that digital spaces can be effectively secured while accounting for the freedoms of expression and commerce on the internet.
Encryption
India Debates Going Dark
Arun Mohan Sukumar Thu, Dec 17, 2015, 10:30 AM
The on-going debate on encryption and exceptional access for law enforcement agencies to encrypted communication—which recent attacks in Paris and California have only intensified—is also being closely studied in India.
Asia Pacific
A New Great Game Rises: China and India's Growing Strategic Rivalry in the Indo-Pacific
Cody M. Poplin Thu, Oct 1, 2015, 3:53 PM
The waters between the Indian Ocean and the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea are shaping up to be the front lines of a new great game that will spread throughout the Asia-Pacific.
Asia Pacific
US Releases Asia-Pacific Maritime Security Strategy
Cody M. Poplin Wed, Aug 26, 2015, 4:10 PM
Last week, the Pentagon released a new Asia-Pacific Maritime Security Strategy document outlining the Department's plan for ensuring the freedom of the seas and the broader security of the region. While the strategy is careful to not exclusively focus on the rise of China, the country's central role in U.S.
India
India and Bangladesh Exchange 50,000 People, End Diplomatic Standoff
Cody M. Poplin Wed, Aug 5, 2015, 10:50 AM
Last Friday, India and Bangladesh exchanged 50,000 people and more than 160 pockets of land as part of a major land boundary agreement (LBA). The swap is a consequential diplomatic victory for both parties.
Throwback Thursday
Throwback Thursday: The Indo-Bangladesh Enclaves and the Indian Constitution, Reprise
Cody M. Poplin Thu, Jun 4, 2015, 6:15 PM
Back in January, Sebastian Brady and I wrote a piece on the history and legal issues surrounding the border enclaves divided between India and Bangladesh.
Book Reviews
"The China-Pakistan Axis: Asia's New Geopolitics," by Andrew Small
Book Review Editor Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 8:26 AM
Published by Oxford University Press (2015)
Reviewed by Bruce Riedel
The Lawfare Podcast
The Lawfare Podcast, Episode #107: Tanvi Madan on the Future of the US-India Relationship
Cody M. Poplin Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 1:55 PM
With President Barack Obama on his way to India early next week, we asked Tanvi Madan, Fellow and Director of the India Project here at Brookings, onto the podcast to preview Obama’s trip and discuss what we can expect from the President’s second India summit in less than four months. It’s a trip that comes with much fanfare: it's the first time that an American president has been invited as chief guest to Republic Day, and it's also the first time a sitting American president has visited India twice.