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AssessmentsNov 9, 2018 | 09:00 GMT

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sept. 4, 2016, in Hangzhou, China.

India Guards Against China's Encroaching Shadow

India is the dominant country in South Asia, accounting for the majority of the region's landmass (68 percent), population (75 percent) and economic output (79 percent). These disparities have informed India's status as South Asia's reigning hegemon in the decades since it gained independence from the British Empire in 1947.

The India-Pakistan Rivalry

The New Silk Road

China in Transition

India's Own Worst Enemy

AssessmentsApr 24, 2018 | 09:00 GMT

A Buddhist temple sits near a hydroelectric grid main in southeastern Bhutan in 2013.

Wary of China, India Shares Its Largesse With Neighbors

Big changes in the neighborhood are giving the government in New Delhi more than a few sleepless nights. Buoyed by an $11 trillion economy and plans to connect Eurasia with its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, China is showing up in areas that India has traditionally viewed as its backyard.

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Asia-Pacific: Among Great Powers

India's Own Worst Enemy

GuidanceFeb 11, 2018 | 19:13 GMT

A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 5, 2018.

The Weekly Rundown: The Market Turns Volatile, China Enacts Reforms and SpaceX Zooms Into the Final Frontier

Read this week's review of the world's most pressing geopolitical events and insight into what the coming week will bring.

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South Asia

AssessmentsFeb 8, 2018 | 23:03 GMT

The Maldives is an Indian Ocean archipelago with a population of about 400,000.

India Looks at the Maldives and Sees China

A rapidly unfolding political crisis in the Maldives has created challenges and opportunities for India as the world's largest democracy seeks to limit Chinese influence in the tiny island nation of 400,000 people. On Feb. 5, Maldivian President Yameen Abdul Gayoom imposed a 15-day state of emergency. He ordered the

India's Own Worst Enemy

GraphicsFeb 15, 2016 | 21:51 GMT

Stratfor's graphic of the day features a standout geopolitical map, chart, image or data visualization reflecting global and regional trends and events.

With Blockade Lifted, India Can Influence Nepal

Removing the blockade of the India-Nepal border will allow India to maintain its influence on Nepalese politics, and challenge Nepal to moderate the influence of a country it so heavily depends on for trade.

AssessmentsFeb 15, 2016 | 09:15 GMT

Why Nepal Cannot Afford to Alienate India

For four months, the India-Nepal border was under a blockade that reduced the import of key goods to landlocked Nepal to a trickle. On Feb. 5, that blockade ended but the conditions that produced it remain. The restriction barring trade into Nepal was the work of the country's three-party United

AssessmentsOct 6, 2015 | 09:15 GMT

India Tries to Shape Nepal's New Constitution

Last month, the Nepalese parliament adopted a new constitution after nearly a decade of discord that widened the political rifts that divide the country. But with the adoption of the constitution, protests have erupted among Nepal's southern Madhesi community, presenting India with an opportunity to intervene in Nepal's constitutional process.

AssessmentsJan 24, 2015 | 14:01 GMT