Foreign Policy & Security, Technology Policy
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Overcoming Hurdles in U.S.-India AI ...

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. 

Overcoming Hurdles in U.S.-India AI Infrastructure Cooperation
Energy & Climate
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The EU’s Green Industrial Policy Goes on the ...

By Sarah Salah

As the IAA continues to undergo amendments, its ultimate success will hinge on careful calibration. The EU will need to preserve channels for strategic foreign investment, especially in capital-intensive sectors where domestic capacity alone may fall short. If the Act is overly complex or restrictive, it risks deterring the very investment it seeks to shape.

The EU’s Green Industrial Policy Goes on the Defensive with Industrial Accelerator Act
Technology Policy
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How the United States and India Can Overcome ...

By Rohan Sharma

The United States’ and India’s commitments are clear: pro-innovation regulation, joint next-generation data centers, and cooperation on advanced compute. But agreements do not operationalize themselves. What is needed is not another forum, but an interface. A jointly staffed mechanism, anchored in implementation agencies, becomes the only viable bridge.

How the United States and India Can Overcome the Sovereign Compute Trap in AI
Energy & Climate
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U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Advances ...

By Vishal Manve

India’s nuclear future is increasingly unfolding along two parallel tracks, one rooted in indigenous strategic capability and the other in internationally integrated commercial innovation. For Washington, understanding and engaging both will be central to the next phase of U.S.–India civil nuclear cooperation.

U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Advances Along Two Tracks
Energy & Climate
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Smaller South Asian States Pay the Price for ...

By Piyush Verma

The conflict in West Asia was not South Asia's war. But South Asia — and particularly the smaller South Asian states such as Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan — are paying the price in fuel queues, kitchen economies, and fiscal wounds that will take years to heal.

Smaller South Asian States Pay the Price for Hormuz Closure

Economic Development

What Links the U.S. Elections and Bangladesh Turmoil? Jobs.

What Links the U.S. Elections and Bangladesh Turmoil? Jobs.

By Anit Mukherjee

The lack of jobs and job creation has not only sparked the recent student protests in Bangladesh but also has raised concern among voters in the United States as the 2024 presidential election nears. How can both the United States and Bangladesh tackle the shortcomings of their national job markets for incoming youth?

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