Analysis:

Pakistan Events Drive Increasing South Asia Regional Risk - India to be Affected
February 11, 2008
Conditions in Pakistan are increasing regional risk in South Asia. India country-risk is up, and the South Asian regional security outlook has shifted distinctly for the worse as a result of recent events in Pakistan and the Pakistan-Afghan borderlands.

Dragon as Exemplar: Beware Convenient Uses of China Model [73KB, PDF]
February 2006, Economic and Political Weekly
After more than a decade of what many experts consider Indian "underperformance" in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), the last two years witnessed disticnt increases in direct investment from abroad.

Newsletters
July 2004 - February 2005. Institute of Current World Affairs

Unfinished Business
May 2001. Business India Intelligence (Economic Intelligence Unit)
India's bourses have evolved from an ensemble of sleepy regional clubs to a sophisticated nation-wide market in less than a decade. But much remains to be done.

Losing the IT Advantage?
July 05, 2000. Business Standard
India has a valuable head-start over China in a field where the gains to early entry are large.

Opinion:

For a More Circumspect Involvement in Afghanistan [89KB, PDF]
September 27, 2010. The Hindu
The U.S. should treat Pakistan today the way it treated South Korea in the 1960s, encouraging trade and investment.

Kerry's not Scary [42KB, PDF]
October 26, 2004. The Hindu
RITESH KOCHHAR worked as computer consultant in Boston, Massachusetts, for several years before returning to India to start a small Gurgaon-based outsourcing firm in late 2003. Unfortunately, like many small and medium-sized business process outsourcing (BPO) "boutiques" around Asia today, Mr. Kochhar's firm Infiniti Offshore threw its hat into the fray just as the U.S. presidential campaign cycle shifted into high gear. However, as early as January of this year Mr. Kochhar did not like what he heard from John's Party presidential candidate.

A Reputation on the Line [35KB, PDF]
August 26, 2002. The Hindu The United States' intervention has helped de-escalate the eight-month-old Indo-Pak. crisis. India's reputation as a responsible international player has been enhanced. But the opportunity afforded by this calmer interlude must be seized to consolidate a more stable and secure path toward resolution.

Safety First: Building Confidence During the Nuclear Transition
September 03, 2006. The Hindu
Amid all the post-Agra hand wringing, much has been made about Pakistan's intransigence on cross-border terrorism, India's inability to think creatively about solutions in Kashmir, and the media's responsibility in covering the delicate cross-border relationship.

Misguided Missiles
May 05, 2001. The Hindu
The new U.S. administration has finally rolled out its proposal for a national missile defence (NMD) system. Now that the details are on the table we may hope for some more sober consideration of the implications of NMD for India.

The End of the Affair
April 17, 2001. Unpublished
Now that "L'affaire EP-3" appears to be over, what should the Bush Administration learn from its first tangle with China?

Waiting for Clinton - In Jaipur
March 08, 2000. Chicago Tribune
Indo-US relatlations are at a cross-roads. Not since Nehru have Indians experienced a truly charismatic national leader. Clinton's visit affords an opporunity to address these outstanding issues, and introduce the Indian electorate to a master of media politics.