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India’s Private-Public Space Industry Takes Off

By Pradeep Nair

While the Indian state is now deliberately making room for private firms, the boom in India’s space sector also shows how closely the state and private sector are tied together. The Indian government is at the same time a regulator, source of technology, customer, and investor.

India’s Private-Public Space Industry Takes Off
Technology Policy
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The Curious Case of the Houthis and AI-Enabled ...

By Kabir Taneja and Siddharth Yadav

Relying on AI models to identify and refuse to act on dangerous prompts — a measure that largely worked in the Houthis’ case — is not sufficient protection. AI labs now have to work against elaborate campaigns by resourceful and persistent groups that are actively bypassing safeguards.

The Curious Case of the Houthis and AI-Enabled Conflict
Foreign Policy & Security
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The Precarious Thaw in India-China Ties

By Dhruva Jaishankar and Ammar Nainar

Despite a political thaw with China, India will double-down on efforts to indigenize its own industrial capabilities in certain sectors, while seeking new markets for exports, new defense and technology partners, and new and diverse sources for raw materials, investment, and intermediary goods.

The Precarious Thaw in India-China Ties
Foreign Policy & Security
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Brazil’s Election Will Shape Relations with the ...

By Andre Nicola

The outcome of Brazil’s 2026 presidential election will have massive implications for its domestic policies and will also shape how Brazil engages with partners in Washington, Beijing, and the rest of the world.

Brazil’s Election Will Shape Relations with the United States and China
Energy & Climate
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What is “Clean Trade”?

By Piyush Verma

As decarbonization extends beyond electricity into transport, manufacturing, steel, and chemicals, the share of world trade untouched by clean energy accounting is likely to shrink. So the useful question is not where clean trade begins and ends.

What is “Clean Trade”?

UK, India Could Be Relative Beneficiaries of Trump’s Tariff War

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.

The U.S. Defense Industry Still Faces a Chip Challenge

The U.S. Defense Industry Still Faces a Chip Challenge

By Jeffrey D. Bean and Andreas Kuehn

Looking ahead, as the Department of Defense strives to incorporate and utilize more AI chips, it will need to secure access to leading nodes for edge chips and the confidence in pathways to use greater allocations of secure cloud services for advanced computing.

U.S.-India Cooperation in the Indian Ocean

U.S.-India Cooperation in the Indian Ocean

By Ammar Nainar

In a signal of the United States’ burden-sharing efforts, the Indian Ocean region was featured eight times in the latest U.S.-India joint statement between Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and U.S. president Donald Trump. To India and the United States, the Indian Ocean remains vital for trade and energy flows, for security competition given China’s growing naval activity, and for connectivity between Asia, Africa, and Europe.

India’s Financial System: Between Expansion, Risk, and Reform

India’s Financial System: Between Expansion, Risk, and Reform

By Udaibir Das

By deepening financial resilience, accelerating capital market reforms, and fostering global financial integration, India can reinforce its position as a stable, competitive, and inclusive financial powerhouse—one that is fully aligned with its long-term economic ambitions.

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