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When Faith and Geopolitics Collide

The Dalai Lama is widely revered as an advocate for human rights and nonviolence, but Beijing considers him an existential threat. When the 90-year-old monk passes, a succession crisis will ignite geopolitical flashpoints that world leaders are not yet prepared to manage.

Report by Henrietta Levin and Alison Bartel — January 9, 2026

Back in Play: U.S.-India Nuclear Partnership Finds a New Opening

India’s new nuclear law reopens the door to U.S.–India nuclear cooperation by fixing liability and opening the sector to private players—but whether this sparks real investment or remains a symbolic reset will hinge on regulation, costs, and realistic targets. 

Commentary by Gaurav Sansanwal — December 19, 2025

India’s Future Strategic Choices: Complications of Mass

India is reviving old tools in a new global order, leveraging its history, economic rise, and broadening diplomacy to claim leadership of the Global South while navigating intensifying great-power competition.

Brief by Richard M. Rossow — December 2, 2025

Understanding the Red Fort Attack in New Delhi

A devastating suicide blast near Delhi’s Red Fort exposes the persistence of cross-border terrorism, the rise of “white-collar” radicalization, and the need for constant vigilance despite years of relative calm.

Critical Questions by S. L. Narasimhan — November 25, 2025

GreenCycles: A Framework for Designing Solar-Plus-Storage Tenders in Indian States

India’s ambitious clean energy journey hinges on rapid deployment of energy storage. This report equips policymakers to accelerate storage deployment through solar-plus-storage systems, ensuring that energy storage is a strategic enabler of India’s clean energy goals.

Report by Shashwat Kumar, Ammu Susanna Jacob, and Nikit Abhyankar — September 25, 2025

Semiconductor Clusters in the Making: India’s Push for Global Competitiveness

India’s semiconductor ambitions are entering a decisive phase. Backed by the India Semiconductor Mission and a growing network of state-level incentive programs, the country is attempting to compress decades of ecosystem development into just a few years.

Critical Questions by Sujai Shivakumar and Shruti Sharma — September 23, 2025

U.S.-India Insight: A Stronger U.S.-India CEO Forum

By mid-century, India is set to join the U.S. and China as a globally consequential economy. To unlock this future, Washington and New Delhi must revive and strengthen the U.S.-India CEO Forum as a driver of commercial momentum and strategic integration.

Newsletter by Richard M. Rossow — September 23, 2025