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US, India cementing occasionally touchy relationship
The US-India "two plus two" ministerial level meeting in Washington on Monday turned into something far bigger - it was upgraded to a summit. The symbolism was strong, signall...
By Lisa Curtis
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Is India’s position on Russia affecting its relationship with the U.S.?
Last week, India’s strategic partner, the U.S., warned of consequences for any country, including India, which conducts local currency transactions through Russia’s central ba...
By Lisa Curtis
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What political upheaval in Pakistan means for rest of the world
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan blocked a no-confidence vote he looked sure to lose on Sunday and advised the president to order fresh elections, fueling anger among the op...
By Lisa Curtis
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Why the World’s Largest Democracy Won’t Back Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine has raged on, no country has found itself in a more awkward diplomatic position than India. While most of the world’s major democracies have rallied to U...
By Lisa Curtis
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Oil, weapons and realpolitik: Why some countries want to stay on friendly terms with Russia
Russia supplies about 60 percent of the weapons and equipment for India’s military, the cornerstone of a decades-long friendly relationship between Moscow and Delhi. Experts s...
By Lisa Curtis
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Why India won’t condemn Russia over Ukraine
Putin, who didn’t bother going in person to the G20 or the Glasgow climate summit, declaredRussia worked with no other nation so closely. “It’s a deep relationship that goes b...
By Lisa Curtis
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Ukraine invasion: Pentagon officials say Russia’s attack shows need for US to safeguard Indo-Pacific
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine underscores the need to increase US military vigilance in the Indo-Pacific given the risk that Beijing might decide to attack Taiwan, top US defen...
By Lisa Curtis
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As the world rallies to condemn Russia, India remains silent on the sidelines
As most of the world joins together to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, one holdout stands out: India. The world’s largest democracy and one of its fastest growing econo...
By Lisa Curtis
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Biden Vow to Alienate Putin as 'Pariah' Faces Challenges
President Biden on Thursday vowed to make Russian President Vladimir Putin a pariah among the international community, with Moscow's invasion of Ukraine drawing wide condemnat...
By Lisa Curtis
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Congressional Probe Over Afghan Withdrawal Turns Partisan
Congressional Republicans are concerned that the Biden administration is stonewalling their investigation into the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, members of Congres...
By Lisa Curtis
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Democracy vs. China: Biden’s Top Priorities Are Sometimes in Conflict
President Biden has described the global competition between the U.S. and China as a battle of democracy vs. autocracy. The reality is often murkier. Reality check: “If we onl...
By Lisa Curtis
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A Veteran Diplomat, a ‘Tragic Figure,’ Battles Critics in the U.S. and Afghanistan
The failure to rescue Afghanistan from the Taliban weighs on many American generals and diplomats. But few had as personal a stake as Zalmay Khalilzad. Raised in Kabul and nat...
By Lisa Curtis
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Pakistan using informal intelligence channels to prop up Taliban fight against ISIS
As the Islamic State-Khorasan is ramping up attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan is using a network of informal channels to feed intelligence and technical support to the Taliban ...
By Lisa Curtis
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As Biden hosts first Quad summit at the White House, China is the background music
President Biden gathered the leaders of Japan, Australia and India at the White House on Friday to cement an emerging partnership of four Indo-Pacific countries, known as the ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Ex-official in Trump admin for greater counter-terrorism coordination with India on Afghanistan
Ahead of a maiden bilateral meet between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden, a former national security official in the Trump Administration has pushed fo...
By Lisa Curtis
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With foreign funds frozen, Afghan aid groups stuck in limbo
A month after the fall of Kabul, the world is still wrestling with how to help Afghanistan’s impoverished people without propping up their Taliban leaders — a question that gr...
By Lisa Curtis
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Trump wanted out of Afghanistan. Now he wants to bomb it.
Donald Trump spent years arguing that America’s “endless wars” were draining the country of resources and lives. But in the aftermath of President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from ...
By Lisa Curtis
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In Afghan Withdrawal, a Biden Doctrine Surfaces
In the chaotic finale of America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan, a Biden Doctrine is emerging: a foreign policy that avoids the aggressive tactics of forever wars and nation bui...
By Lisa Curtis
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China, Russia Look to Outflank U.S. in Afghanistan
As U.S. forces beat a hasty retreat from Afghanistan, surrendering the country to an uncertain future under the Taliban, U.S. President Joe Biden and his top national security...
By Lisa Curtis
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U.S. presses Pakistan as Afghan crisis spirals, leaked docs show
The Biden administration is quietly pressing Pakistan to cooperate on fighting terrorist groups such as ISIS-K and Al Qaeda in the wake of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan....
By Lisa Curtis