South Asia
South Asia
About the Program

The South Asia Program informs policy debates relating to the region’s security, economy, and political development. From strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific to India’s internal dynamics and U.S. engagement with the region, the program offers in-depth, rigorous research and analysis on South Asia’s most critical challenges.

Program experts

Darshana M. Baruah

Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program

Anirudh Burman

Associate Research Director and Fellow, Carnegie India

Rudra Chaudhuri

Director, Carnegie India

Toby Dalton

Senior Fellow and Co-director, Nuclear Policy Program

Evan A. Feigenbaum

Vice President for Studies, Acting Director, Carnegie China

Vijay Gokhale

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Carnegie India

Frederic Grare

Nonresident Senior Fellow, South Asia Program

Christophe Jaffrelot

Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program

Rohan Mukherjee

Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program

George Perkovich

Japan Chair for a World Without Nuclear Weapons, Vice President for Studies

Satyendra Prasad

Nonresident Senior Fellow, South Asia Program, Sustainability, Climate and Geopolitics Program

Srinath Raghavan

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Security Studies Program

Suyash Rai

Fellow, Carnegie India

James Schwemlein

Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program

Nikita Singla

Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program

Paul Staniland

Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program

Ashley J. Tellis

Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs

Milan Vaishnav

Director and Senior Fellow, South Asia Program

Zoha Waseem

Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program

Podcast

Grand Tamasha

Each week, Milan Vaishnav and his guests from around the world break down the latest developments in Indian politics, economics, foreign policy, society, and culture for a global audience. Grand Tamasha is a co-production of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Hindustan Times.

All work from South Asia

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2062 Results
event
Deciphering the Indian American Vote
October 31, 2024

A discussion about the political inclinations of Indian Americans in the leadup to the 2024 election

in the media
Trump vs Harris On US Foreign Policy & Indian American Voting Trend

A conversation about how Indian Americans will be voting in the upcoming 2024 presidential election.

· October 30, 2024
CNBC TV18
 Vote sign outside of a polling station as early voting begins on October 21, 2024, in Miami, Florida. Early voting runs from Oct. 21 through Nov. 3 in Miami-Dade and Broward. People head to the polls to decide, among other races, the next president of the United States.
paper
Indian Americans at the Ballot Box: Results From the 2024 Indian American Attitudes Survey

Ahead of the November U.S. election, a new Carnegie survey reveals the political preferences and issues animating Indian Americans, many of which challenge conventional electoral wisdom.

· October 28, 2024
Muhammad Yunus speaking into a mic with his hand raised
commentary
Bangladesh Is Well-Positioned to Build a New Political Area. Can It Seize the Moment?

The country’s future has many open questions and few answers after the collapse of the Hasina government.

· October 15, 2024
in the media
India-U.S. Ties Require Constant Tending, Not on Autopilot

An examination of  President Joe Biden’s legacy for India-U.S. ties and the potential impact of a Donald Trump or Kamala Harris administration on bilateral relations.

· October 12, 2024
Hindustan Times
Indian men ride along a dirt road next to the Norora Atomic Power Station near Norora in Uttar Pradesh state on March 27, 2018.  XAVIER GALIANA/AFP via Getty Images
paper
Reclaiming the Promise of Nuclear Power in India

Nuclear power represents an unfulfilled promise in India. Yet the ambition to become a developed economy by 2047 and achieve net zero emissions by 2070 will require large investments in nuclear energy—which in turn demand bold reforms in India’s nuclear estate and greater foreign participation in its nuclear industry.

· October 7, 2024
in the media
Is India’s Fourth Party System Intact?

The resurgence of coalition politics in New Delhi and the presence of a stronger political opposition raise the question of whether the 2024 verdict reflects a repudiation of the fourth party system. A dispassionate analysis of newly available data suggests that many attributes of the new party system persist.

· September 30, 2024
Hindustan Times
event
Japan in the Indian Ocean: Toward a Stronger Indo-Pacific Strategy
September 27, 2024

A discussion about Japan's evolving role in the Indian Ocean.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) flashes victory sign as he arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters to celebrate the party's win in country's general election, in New Delhi on June 4, 2024.
paper
The Resilience of India’s Fourth Party System

Despite this spring’s electoral setback, the BJP retains its dominant position at the center of Indian politics.

· September 26, 2024
event
Does the Indian Ocean Really Matter?
September 25, 2024

Darshana Baruah’s new book discusses the Indian Ocean region.