India-U.S. relations

A former Los Angeles mayor, Eric Garcetti was nominated back in July 2021 to be the Biden administration’s ambassador to India. 

The U.S.-India strategic relationship looks to be set on firm footing, with both sides keen to materialize deeper collaboration across defense and critical and emerging technologies.

Biden and Modi have a robust engagement calendar. The U.S. should leverage these opportunities to develop an ambitious roadmap for deepening defense ties with India. 

A changing geopolitical landscape requires the U.S. to re-evaluate its South Asia policy and how it positions the region within its larger strategic calculus. 

Can India insert itself into the pantheon of global chipmakers with a little help from Washington?

The U.S. not only needs India in the Indo-Pacific, but would also like India to play a larger role in South, Central, and Southeast Asia.

Despite the use of language that would please the US, Jaishankar’s speech reflected a worldview that sounded similar to China's.

The purpose of CAATSA was to chasten the United States’ enemies, not punish its friends, argue supporters of a waiver for India.

On an array of issues and norms of importance to the Biden administration, India’s position is more akin to that of China than the US.

New Delhi has sought to navigate between expressing veiled concern for the Russian invasion and maintaining an important strategic and security relationship.

In recent years, Washington and New Delhi have unprecedentedly been at odds with each other over democratic values.