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India’s Contributions to Security in the ...

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’s Contributions to Security in the Western Pacific
Energy & Climate
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Why the Hyperscale Data Center Boom Requires ...

By Medha Prasanna

Joint innovation in water-efficient cooling, collaborative investment in low-carbon hyperscale campuses, and harmonized approaches to land and community engagement could make the U.S.–India partnership a global benchmark in data infrastructure.

Why the Hyperscale Data Center Boom Requires U.S.-India Collaboration
Energy & Climate
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Mongolia’s Gas Pipeline Diversification Comes ...

By Telmen Altanshagai

The implications of PS-2 for Mongolia are double-edged. The project could provide new revenues, jobs, and energy diversification, while elevating Mongolia’s role in regional energy flows. But it also risks eroding the very sovereignty and strategic autonomy that Ulaanbaatar has sought to preserve through its “Third Neighbor” policy.

Mongolia’s Gas Pipeline Diversification Comes With Risk
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India’s Overseas Infrastructure Investments: ...

By Archana Kamath

While India’s overseas investments in infrastructure have been growing, including with the support of the Indian government’s foreign assistance programs, they have received far less attention, despite important projects in countries such as Bangladesh, Greece, Indonesia, Israel, Mauritius, the Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, and Vietnam.

India’s Overseas Infrastructure Investments: The Role of the Private Sector
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India and South Korea: Opportunities for ...

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.

India and South Korea: Opportunities for Industrial and Strategic Cooperation

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India-UK Trade Deal Sets a New Benchmark for India’s Digital Trade

India-UK Trade Deal Sets a New Benchmark for India’s Digital Trade

By Ashita Jain

The India-UK FTA reflects a significant shift in India’s digital trade approach. The commitments it makes, particularly on customs duties on electronic transmissions, data flows, and source code protection, will serve as benchmarks in India’s ongoing negotiations with the EU and the United States. 

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The Case for a Quad Technology Trade Agreement

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The Case for a Quad Technology Trade Agreement

By Satvik Pendyala

The revival of the Quad has yet to see success in international trade or more specifically rebalancing global supply chains. Could a Quad Technology Trade Agreement be the solution to the Quad's predicament while also increasing multilateral cooperation in the Indo-Pacific?

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