What can the U.S. Congress' interest in Prime Minister Modi's visit translate...
On his fourth trip to the U.S. as Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will spend some quality time on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, where he'll address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress. House...
View ArticleOn Capitol Hill: 5 Indian prime ministers, 8 themes
On the invitation of House Speaker Paul Ryan, who stated that “[t]he friendship between the United States and India is a pillar of stability in an important region of the world,” Indian Prime Minister...
View ArticleUncertainties and black swans in the U.S.-India relationship
Editors’ Note: International relations almost never progress in a linear fashion. In this excerpt from a new Brookings India briefing book titled “India-U.S. Relations in Transition,” Tanvi Madan...
View ArticleModi’s speech to Congress: Bullish on India, bullish on the U.S.
Quoting Walt Whitman in his speech to a joint meeting of Congress last week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared: “there is a new symphony in play.” He was referring to the relationship, but...
View ArticleA primer on India’s general elections
By Tanvi Madan, Sadanand Dhume, Dhruva Jaishankar, Milan VaishnavIndia has started its multi-phase, weeks long general elections that will determine the composition of the Lok Sabha, India’s lower...
View ArticleThe India opportunity for Taiwan
By Tanvi MadanA few months ago, a Taiwanese business weekly’s cover story was all about the India opportunity. It included an anecdote about one businessman telling another that India might initially...
View ArticleAround the halls: How Trump’s latest Iran sanctions decision could affect...
By Samantha Gross, Ryan Hass, Tanvi Madan, Suzanne Maloney, Jeffrey FeltmanOn April 22, the Trump administration announced that buyers of Iranian oil would need to stop purchases by May 1 or face...
View ArticleTrump tightens sanctions on Iran’s oil exports—How India will respond
By Tanvi MadanThe Trump administration’s decision not to extend waivers from Iran sanctions will not be welcome in New Delhi. India imports over three-quarters of the oil it consumes, and Iran has long...
View ArticleWhat does PM Modi’s landslide win mean for India?
By Tanvi MadanIn this episode, Brookings Fellow Tanvi Madan examines Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s re-election, his party’s stunning sweep of parliamentary seats, and the record-breaking...
View ArticleAssessing India’s 2019 election results
With nearly 900 million eligible voters, this year’s general elections in India represent the largest democratic exercise in history. On May 23, after a complex, six-week long election process, Indians...
View ArticleAs Pompeo heads to Delhi, the US-India relationship is at a critical juncture
By Tanvi MadanFrom a glance at news headlines, you’d think the U.S.-India relationship is in crisis. It isn’t—not yet anyway. But it could be. The partnership with India is one of the few U.S....
View ArticleFateful Triangle
By Tanvi MadanTaking a long view of the three-party relationship, and its future prospects In this Asian century, scholars, officials and journalists are increasingly focused on the fate of the rivalry...
View ArticleA review of the 2015-2016 Indian budget
Event Information March 4, 2015 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM ESTOnline 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC A Brookings online discussion reviewing the 2015-2016 Indian budget. On March 4, The India...
View ArticleIndian Prime Minister Modi visits China
Later this week, when Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet in China, they’ll be representing more than one third of humanity. The countries they lead have two of...
View ArticleModi’s trip to China: 6 quick takeaways
Some quick thoughts on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to China thus far, following the release of the Joint Statement, and Modi’s remarks at the Great Hall of the People, at Tsinghua...
View ArticleThe Modi government in India turns one: An assessment
Event Information May 20, 2015 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDTFalk Auditorium Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 Register for the Event On May 26, 2014, after the Bharatiya...
View ArticleIndia and the Iran deal
The Indian government welcomed news of the Iran deal. A former Indian national security advisor described the accord reached as the “best deal available.” India has a complicated relationship with...
View ArticlePrime Minister Modi returns to the U.S.
Event Information September 25, 2015 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDTFalk Auditorium Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 Register for the Event On September 23, 2015,...
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