By Dhruva Jaishankar
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Overcoming Hurdles in U.S.-India AI Infrastructure Cooperation
By Dhruva Jaishankar and Jeffrey D. Bean
Earlier this month, India was among the first countries to receive expanded access to Anthropic's Claude Mythos large language model, but the White House decision to block all foreign access to Anthropic’s new Mythos and Fable models via export control elevates concerns regarding reliability of U.S. partnership and AI dependency.
Five Takeaways From the Quad Joint Statement
By Dhruva Jaishankar
The latest Quad joint statement highlights how economic security is receiving priority at this juncture, critical and emerging technologies are being somewhat marginalized by unilateral and bilateral efforts, and efforts of maritime security continue to progress in a more workmanlike manner.
Muscles in Brussels? Europe’s Uneven Rearmament
CTIP: An Avenue for EU-India Clean Industrial Collaboration
Assessing Strategic Intent in a Widening Middle East Conflict
Geopolitics, Defense, and Security: Turbulence Ahead
By Dhruva Jaishankar with Pratnashree Basu, Kartik Bommakanti, Lindsey Ford, and Kabir Taneja
The re-election of Donald Trump in the United States (US) has introduced a wave of turbulence to the international system, reversing certain pre-existing trends while accelerating others. Meanwhile, the war in Ukraine continues to contribute to Europe’s rearmament. Israel’s strikes in Iran, Syria, Qatar, and Yemen reflect broader upheaval spreading across the Middle East and beyond. China’s competition with the US persists, extending across multiple domains and regions. Amid this backdrop, at least five major geopolitical megatrends are likely to unfold.
India’s AI Strategy: Implications for India-U.S. Relations
China, Pakistan, and the Prospects of War
By Dhruva Jaishankar
The prospects of a major war involving China and the United States, and a limited war between Pakistan and India, are perhaps higher in the next three years than they have been over the preceding quarter century. Moreover, these two scenarios are connected by an increasingly intertwined China-Pakistan military relationship, which now extends beyond arms transfers to shared networks and emulated doctrines.
India’s Contributions to Security in the Western Pacific
By Dhruva Jaishankar and Ammar Nainar
As China and the United States jostle for position, India has a modest but meaningful role to play as a security provider in the Western Pacific. Beyond the Indian Ocean, its ability to improve interoperability with willing and capable partners and assist in capacity-building efforts have only increased, notwithstanding the tenor of relations with the United States.
India and South Korea: Opportunities for Industrial and Strategic Cooperation
By Dhruva Jaishankar
The newly-elected presidency of Lee Jae Myung in South Korea has created an opportunity to advance India-South Korea relations. The greatest potential for cooperation between the two countries involves aligning South Korea’s dynamic industrial capabilities with India’s own industrialization efforts.
A Sudden Slide in U.S.-India Relations
Explaining the Vibe Shift in India-U.S. Relations
The Urgent Need for UN Security Council Reform
Three Ways in Which the 2025 India-Pakistan Crisis Was Different
Three Debates Shaping the Trump Administration’s Foreign Policies
India-Pakistan Relations After the Pahalgam Terrorist Attack
UK, India Could Be Relative Beneficiaries of Trump’s Tariff War
By Dhruva Jaishankar
Trump’s April 2 announcement has already roiled financial markets, and the global economy will continue to be adversely affected both by the implementation of tariffs and by uncertainty as negotiations proceed. But while there will be no immediate winners, some parties appear relatively better off.
