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on August 1, 2022, Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers (in brown) and Pakistani Rangers take part in the Beating the Retreat ceremony at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, about 35 km from Amritsar.

A view of stores and markets ahead of their closing time on January 5, 2023, in Islamabad, Pakistan, after the government decided to close stores at 8:30 p.m. to conserve energy as economic woes mount. (Muhammed Semih Ugurlu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Fragile State of Pakistan

Aparna Pande

Research Fellow, India and South Asia

Aparna Pande

Jan 25, 2023

Commentary

8 Min Read

President Xi Jinping (R) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands before the group photo during the BRICS Summit at the Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Center in Xiamen, southeastern China's Fujian Province on September 4, 2017.

President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands before the group photo during the BRICS Summit in Fujian, China, on September 4, 2017. (Kenzaburo Fukuhara/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Can India Emerge as a Rival to China?

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jan 16, 2023

Commentary

1 Min Read

Taliban fighters stand guard during a military street parade in Maymana, Afghanistan, on January 16, 2022. (Elise Blanchard/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Taliban Liars Will Never Change

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Jan 13, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

(Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Podcast

Are We Seeing a Horrific Rise in Hindu Nationalist Terrorism?

Paul Marshall

Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Paul Marshall

Jan 13, 2023

Podcast

1 Min Read

TOKYO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 27: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, poses for a photo with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before their meeting at Akasaka Palace state guest house on September 27, 2022 at the Akasaka State Guest House in Tokyo, Japan. Dignitaries including several current and former heads of state are visiting Japan for the state funeral of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, which will be held on Tuesday. Abe was assassinated in July while campaigning on a street. (Photo by Hiro Ko

Narendra Modi and Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, Japan, on September 27, 2022. (Hiro Komae/Pool via Getty Images)

Commentary

India Is Critical to Deterring a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan

Satoru Nagao

Fellow (Nonresident)

Satoru Nagao

Jan 5, 2023

Commentary

6 Min Read

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Japan H.E. Mr. Fumio Kishida in Tokyo

Narendra Modi and Fumio Kishida meet in Tokyo, Japan, on September 27, 2022. (Flickr)

Commentary

India and Japan Will Play a Decisive Role in 2023

Satoru Nagao

Fellow (Nonresident)

Satoru Nagao

Dec 31, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

TOPSHOT - Pakistani naval marine take part in a drill during the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2022 at the beach in Karachi on November 17, 2022. (Photo by Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP) (Photo by RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP via Getty Images)

Pakistani marines take part in a drill on a beach in Karachi, Pakistan, on November 17, 2022. (Rizwan Tabassum/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Unpacking Pakistan Politics and Their Regional Implications

Aparna Pande

Research Fellow, India and South Asia

Aparna Pande

Dec 29, 2022

Commentary

11 Min Read

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the group photo session during the BRICS Summit at the Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Center in Xiamen, southeastern China's Fujian Province on September 4, 2017. Xi opened the annual summit of BRICS leaders that already has been upstaged by North Korea's latest nuclear weapons provocation. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Kenzaburo FUKUHARA (Photo credit should read KENZABURO FUKUHARA/AFP via Getty Images)

Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi during the BRICS Summit in Fujian, China, on September 4, 2017. (Kenzaburo Fukuhara/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

China Tests America’s Will with Clashes along India Border

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Aparna Pande

Research Fellow, India and South Asia

Husain Haqqani & Aparna Pande

Dec 27, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

(Screenshot via BBC)

In the Media

Changing Pakistan's National Narrative on Terrorism

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Dec 21, 2022

In the Media

Podcast

China Insider #3 | Pushback to the PRC from Japan, India, and Iran

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Wilson Shirley

Former Media Fellow, China Center

Miles Yu & Wilson Shirley

Dec 20, 2022

Podcast

1 Min Read

An election campaign banner showing Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands with Narendra Modi on September 11, 2019, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Thawing of Israel's Relationship with India