Aparna Pande

Research Fellow, India and South Asia

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Aparna Pande is research fellow at Hudson Institute. Her major field of interest is South Asia, with a special focus on India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, foreign policy, and security.

Biography

Aparna Pande is a research fellow at Hudson Institute. Dr. Pande wrote her PhD dissertation on Pakistan’s foreign policy. Her major field of interest is South Asia with a special focus on India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, foreign policy, and security. Aparna has contributed to the American Interest, the Hindustan Times, the Times of India, the Live Mint, Huffington Post, the Sunday Guardian, The Print, and RealClearWorld.

A 1993 graduate of Delhi University, Dr. Pande holds a master of arts in history from St. Stephens College at Delhi University and a master of philosophy in international relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University. Dr. Pande received a doctorate in political science from Boston University in 2010.

Dr. Pande’s book's include Explaining Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: Escaping India (Routledge, 2011), From Chanakya to Modi: Evolution of India’s Foreign Policy (Harper Collins, 2017), Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Pakistan (Routledge, August 2017), and Making India Great: The Promise of a Reluctant Global Power (Harper Collins, 2020). 

 

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29
January 2024
Past Event
A Conversation with Rep. Darrell Issa on US–South Asia Relations
Featured Speakers:
Rep. Darrell Issa
Aparna Pande
Rep. Darrell Issa speaks as United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 10, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Ting Shen-Pool via Getty Images)
29
January 2024
Past Event
A Conversation with Rep. Darrell Issa on US–South Asia Relations
Rep. Darrell Issa speaks as United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 10, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Ting Shen-Pool via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Rep. Darrell Issa
Aparna Pande
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26
October 2023
Past Event
Book Event: The Slow Rise of the Vital US-India Relationship
Featured Speakers:
Seema Sirohi
Ashley Tellis
Moderator:
Aparna Pande
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26
October 2023
Past Event
Book Event: The Slow Rise of the Vital US-India Relationship

Economic Times columnist Seema Sirohi’s new book Friends with Benefits: The India-US Story explores the slow development of the US-India relationship. Join Hudson Institute for a book talk with Sirohi and Ashley Tellis, the Tata Chair for strategic affairs at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, moderated by Hudson Research Fellow Aparna Pande.

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Featured Speakers:
Seema Sirohi
Ashley Tellis
Moderator:
Aparna Pande
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19
September 2023
Past Event
Furthering US-India Security Cooperation
Featured Speakers:
Siddharth Iyer
Aparna Pande
Lisa Curtis
Tamanna Salikuddin
Tricia Bacon
Michael Rubin
Jesse Singh
Elizabeth Threlkeld
HE Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a luncheon hosted by US Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the US Department of State in Washington, DC, on June 23, 2023. (Photo by SAMUEL CORUM / AFP) (Photo by SAMUEL CORUM/AFP via Getty Images)
19
September 2023
Past Event
Furthering US-India Security Cooperation

Hudson Institute will host a daylong conference on United States–India security cooperation featuring expert panels and a keynote speaker.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a luncheon hosted by US Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the US Department of State in Washington, DC, on June 23, 2023. (Photo by SAMUEL CORUM / AFP) (Photo by SAMUEL CORUM/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Siddharth Iyer
Aparna Pande
Lisa Curtis
Tamanna Salikuddin
Tricia Bacon
Michael Rubin
Jesse Singh
Elizabeth Threlkeld
HE Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu
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26
October 2022
Past Event
Seventy-Five Years of India-US Partnership
Featured Speakers:
Aparna Pande
Arun Kumar Singh
Atul Keshap
Narayan Ramachandran
Daniel Castro
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26
October 2022
Past Event
Seventy-Five Years of India-US Partnership

Ever since India gained independence 75 years ago, the partnership between India and the United States has been critical. 

Please join Hudson Institute and Takshashila Institution for a discussion on the partnership between the oldest democracy and the largest democracy.

antony blinken Subrahmanyam Jaishankar phnom penh
Featured Speakers:
Aparna Pande
Arun Kumar Singh
Atul Keshap
Narayan Ramachandran
Daniel Castro
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18
March 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Ideological Origins of India’s BJP
Featured Speakers:
Professor Walter Andersen
Eric B. Brown
Aparna Pande
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteers perform a salute towards the RSS flag during Shastra Puja ceremony (weapon worship) on the occasion of Vijayadashmi, on October 25, 2020, in Amritsar, India. (Getty Images)
18
March 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Ideological Origins of India’s BJP

This event will premiere on this page at 10:00 a.m. EDT, Friday, March 18. Register for the event here.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteers perform a salute towards the RSS flag during Shastra Puja ceremony (weapon worship) on the occasion of Vijayadashmi, on October 25, 2020, in Amritsar, India. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Professor Walter Andersen
Eric B. Brown
Aparna Pande
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16
December 2020
Past Event
Video Event | Partnering in the Indo Pacific
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Liselotte Odgaard
Dr Rani D. Mullen
Aparna Pande
16
December 2020
Past Event
Video Event | Partnering in the Indo Pacific

**__Please be advised: This event will premiere LIVE on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, December 16.__**

Join Hudson Institute for an expert

Featured Speakers:
Dr. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Liselotte Odgaard
Dr Rani D. Mullen
Aparna Pande
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13
November 2020
Past Event
When A Billion People Vote: Managing India’s Democracy
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Daniel Twining
Dr. Sandeep Shastri
Mr. N. Gopalaswami
Aparna Pande
13
November 2020
Past Event
When A Billion People Vote: Managing India’s Democracy

Join Hudson Institute for a discussion examining the Indian democratic experiment, both its successes and challenges, on the heels of the U.S. preside

Featured Speakers:
Dr. Daniel Twining
Dr. Sandeep Shastri
Mr. N. Gopalaswami
Aparna Pande
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29
October 2020
Past Event
The U.S.-India View of China-Pakistan Strategic Relations
Featured Speakers:
Maj. Gen. BK Sharma
Aparna Pande
Amb. Gautam Bambawale
Gaurie Dwivedi
29
October 2020
Past Event
The U.S.-India View of China-Pakistan Strategic Relations

The U.S.-China peer competition is spreading to all parts of the world but in South Asia this competition has existed for a few decades. The Sino-Paki

Featured Speakers:
Maj. Gen. BK Sharma
Aparna Pande
Amb. Gautam Bambawale
Gaurie Dwivedi
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29
June 2020
Past Event
Video Event | Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu on the U.S.-India Partnership
Featured Speakers:
Aparna Pande
Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu
29
June 2020
Past Event
Video Event | Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu on the U.S.-India Partnership

Join Hudson Institute for a conversation with India’s Ambassador to the U.S. Taranjit Singh Sandhu on the strategic relationship between the United

Featured Speakers:
Aparna Pande
Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu
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23
June 2020
Past Event
Video Event | China-India Border Clash: What’s Behind China’s Belligerence?
Featured Speakers:
Patrick M. Cronin
Husain Haqqani
John Lee
Aparna Pande
23
June 2020
Past Event
Video Event | China-India Border Clash: What’s Behind China’s Belligerence?

**__This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 23.__**

Join Hudson Institute for a discussion on the recent deadly clash

Featured Speakers:
Patrick M. Cronin
Husain Haqqani
John Lee
Aparna Pande
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03
April 2020
Past Event
Video Livestream | China's Charm Diplomacy: Beijing's Attempts to Reinvent Reality
Featured Speakers:
Patrick M. Cronin
Liselotte Odgaard
Aparna Pande
Peter Rough
03
April 2020
Past Event
Video Livestream | China's Charm Diplomacy: Beijing's Attempts to Reinvent Reality

**__Please be advised: This event will be livestreamed only starting at 11:00 a.m. EDT, Friday, April 3.__**

**__If you have questions for our paneli

Featured Speakers:
Patrick M. Cronin
Liselotte Odgaard
Aparna Pande
Peter Rough
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21
February 2020
Past Event
Strategies for the Indo-Pacific: Perceptions of the U.S. and Like-Minded Countries
Featured Speakers:
Patrick Cronin
Richard Heydarian
John Lee
Satoru Nagao
Liselotte Odgaard
Aparna Pande
21
February 2020
Past Event
Strategies for the Indo-Pacific: Perceptions of the U.S. and Like-Minded Countries

The Indo-Pacific remains a critical part of the global competition for dominance between the United States and China. Join Hudson Institute for a conv

Featured Speakers:
Patrick Cronin
Richard Heydarian
John Lee
Satoru Nagao
Liselotte Odgaard
Aparna Pande
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21
November 2019
Past Event
The India-Afghanistan Relationship: Examining Historical, Political, Economic, and Cultural Ties
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador HV Shringla
Ambassador R Rahmani
Ambassador Nancy Jackson
Davood Moradian
Samiullah Mahdi
Javid Ahmad
Vikram Singh
Prakhar Sharma
Ambassador Omar Samad
Bill Roggio
Sadanand Dhume
Aparna Pande
Ambassador Husain Haqqani
Ashok Malik
21
November 2019
Past Event
The India-Afghanistan Relationship: Examining Historical, Political, Economic, and Cultural Ties

Hudson Institute will host a conference to discuss the relationship between India and Afghanistan.

Featured Speakers:
Ambassador HV Shringla
Ambassador R Rahmani
Ambassador Nancy Jackson
Davood Moradian
Samiullah Mahdi
Javid Ahmad
Vikram Singh
Prakhar Sharma
Ambassador Omar Samad
Bill Roggio
Sadanand Dhume
Aparna Pande
Ambassador Husain Haqqani
Ashok Malik
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04
October 2019
Past Event
Security, Stability, and the Future of Kashmir
Featured Speakers:
Salman Anees Soz
Shuja Nawaz
Aparna Pande
Jeff Smith
Indian security personnel stand guard overlooking the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Nagrota near Jammu. (Getty Images)
04
October 2019
Past Event
Security, Stability, and the Future of Kashmir

Experts discuss Kashmir

Indian security personnel stand guard overlooking the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Nagrota near Jammu. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Salman Anees Soz
Shuja Nawaz
Aparna Pande
Jeff Smith
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12
August 2019
Past Event
Prospects and Challenges for an Emerging New India
Featured Speakers:
Aparna Pande
Vinay Prabhakar Sahasrabuddhe
12
August 2019
Past Event
Prospects and Challenges for an Emerging New India

Experts discuss the future of India

Featured Speakers:
Aparna Pande
Vinay Prabhakar Sahasrabuddhe
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14
March 2019
Past Event
International Perspectives on Nuclear Materials Security
Featured Speakers:
Hubert K. Foy
Nilsu Gören
Dmitry Kovchegin
Aparna Pande
Richard Weitz
14
March 2019
Past Event
International Perspectives on Nuclear Materials Security

Experts discuss international nuclear security

Featured Speakers:
Hubert K. Foy
Nilsu Gören
Dmitry Kovchegin
Aparna Pande
Richard Weitz
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13
February 2019
Past Event
Delivering Democracy in India
Featured Speakers:
Rick Rossow
Thomas Duesterberg
Santosh Jha
Richard Fontaine
Surjit Bhalla
Sanjay Paswan
Daniel Twining
Ramaswami Balasubramaniam
Tod Lindberg
Aparna Pande
(MONEY SHARMA/AFP/Getty Images)
13
February 2019
Past Event
Delivering Democracy in India

Scholars, diplomats, members of Indian parliament, and think tank leaders discuss India

(MONEY SHARMA/AFP/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Rick Rossow
Thomas Duesterberg
Santosh Jha
Richard Fontaine
Surjit Bhalla
Sanjay Paswan
Daniel Twining
Ramaswami Balasubramaniam
Tod Lindberg
Aparna Pande
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16
November 2018
Past Event
Implications of U.S.-China Tensions in the Indo-Pacific
Featured Speakers:
Vice Admiral Yoji Koda (Ret.)
Bryan McGrath
Aparna Pande
Satoru Nagao
Arthur Herman (Moderator)
Photo DigitalGlobe via Getty Images
16
November 2018
Past Event
Implications of U.S.-China Tensions in the Indo-Pacific

Experts discuss the South China Sea

Photo DigitalGlobe via Getty Images
Featured Speakers:
Vice Admiral Yoji Koda (Ret.)
Bryan McGrath
Aparna Pande
Satoru Nagao
Arthur Herman (Moderator)
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26
September 2018
Past Event
U.S.-China Trade Relations and Challenges: Past, Present, and Future
Featured Speakers:
Kenneth R. Weinstein
Huiyao Wang
Michael Pillsbury
Arthur Herman
Richard Weitz
Aparna Pande
Dr. Miao Lu
Dr. Heiwai Tang
Dr. Wenshan Jia
Ambassador Husain Haqqani
Workers unloading bags of chemicals at a port in Zhangjiagang in China's eastern Jiangsu province, August 7, 2018
26
September 2018
Past Event
U.S.-China Trade Relations and Challenges: Past, Present, and Future

Experts discuss U.S.-China trade relations

Workers unloading bags of chemicals at a port in Zhangjiagang in China's eastern Jiangsu province, August 7, 2018
Featured Speakers:
Kenneth R. Weinstein
Huiyao Wang
Michael Pillsbury
Arthur Herman
Richard Weitz
Aparna Pande
Dr. Miao Lu
Dr. Heiwai Tang
Dr. Wenshan Jia
Ambassador Husain Haqqani
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06
September 2018
Past Event
India and the U.S.: An Evolving Strategic Partnership
Featured Speakers:
Alyssa Ayres
Cara Abercrombie
Jeff Smith
Kapil Sharma
Aparna Pande
President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Modi in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, June 26, 2017
06
September 2018
Past Event
India and the U.S.: An Evolving Strategic Partnership

Alyssa Ayres, Cara Abercrombie, Jeff Smith, Kapil Sharma, and Aparna Pande discuss U.S.-India relations.

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Modi in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, June 26, 2017
Featured Speakers:
Alyssa Ayres
Cara Abercrombie
Jeff Smith
Kapil Sharma
Aparna Pande
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20
April 2018
Past Event
China's Growing Influence in the Indian Ocean: Implications for the U.S. and Its Regional Allies
Featured Speakers:
Jonas Parello-Plesner (Moderator)
Toshi Yoshihara
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera
Aparna Pande
Satoru Nagao
Construction of the China Maldives Friendship Bridge, February 8, 2018
20
April 2018
Past Event
China's Growing Influence in the Indian Ocean: Implications for the U.S. and Its Regional Allies

Joans Parello-Plesner, Toshi Yoshihara, Aparna Pande, Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, Satoru Nagao discuss policy issues in the Indian Ocean

Construction of the China Maldives Friendship Bridge, February 8, 2018
Featured Speakers:
Jonas Parello-Plesner (Moderator)
Toshi Yoshihara
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera
Aparna Pande
Satoru Nagao
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16
November 2017
Past Event
India and China after the Doklam Standoff
Featured Speakers:
Manoj Joshi
Aparna Pande
An Indian soldier and his Chinese counterpart at a ceremony marking the re-opening of the China-India border, July 6, 2006 (DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY/AFP/Getty Images)
16
November 2017
Past Event
India and China after the Doklam Standoff

Aparna Pande and Manoj Joshi on India-China relations

An Indian soldier and his Chinese counterpart at a ceremony marking the re-opening of the China-India border, July 6, 2006 (DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY/AFP/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Manoj Joshi
Aparna Pande
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31
October 2017
Past Event
An Integrated Approach to the Himalayas: Report of the Working Group on the Himalayan Region
Featured Speakers:
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Eric Brown
Michael Kugelman
Andrew Small
Jeff Smith
Ambassador Husain Haqqani
Aparna Pande
Kangchenjunga at sunrise (Picture credit: Alexander W Helin)
31
October 2017
Past Event
An Integrated Approach to the Himalayas: Report of the Working Group on the Himalayan Region

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse gives a keynote at the launch of a new report An Integrated Approach to the Himalayas

Kangchenjunga at sunrise (Picture credit: Alexander W Helin)
Featured Speakers:
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Eric Brown
Michael Kugelman
Andrew Small
Jeff Smith
Ambassador Husain Haqqani
Aparna Pande
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18
November 2015
Past Event
China's Road Through Pakistan
Featured Speakers:
Eric Brown
Aparna Pande
Charles Horner
Lianchao Han
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18
November 2015
Past Event
China's Road Through Pakistan

A conversation on China-Pakistan relations in the era of the New Silk Road with Aparna Pande, Charles Horner, Lianchao Han, and Eric Brown.

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Featured Speakers:
Eric Brown
Aparna Pande
Charles Horner
Lianchao Han
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03
June 2014
Past Event
India-U.S. Ties Under Narendra Modi
Featured Speakers:
Aparna Pande
C. Uday Bhaskar
03
June 2014
Past Event
India-U.S. Ties Under Narendra Modi

Discussion on how Modi's election will influence India’s relations with the United States.

Featured Speakers:
Aparna Pande
C. Uday Bhaskar
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