In this podcast, Stratfor's South Asia Analyst, Faisel Pervaiz, speaks with Ambika Vishwanath about India's escalating water crisis and the ways in which it will seep into each crevice of the country's domestic and foreign policy aims.
Even in legitimate democracies, populist-nationalist leaders seem to have an extraordinary ability to defy constraints. But in testing the geopolitical integrity of their states, their impact will be felt long after they're gone.
By Reva Goujon
The threat could be a sign that China is willing to take a more aggressive stance against other countries blocking Huawei's involvement in their 5G networks at the behest of the United States.
India's prime minister has abrogated Kashmir's autonomy with an eye to putting the state more firmly under India's grasp. That, however, could infuriate Kashmiris and the country's archrival: Pakistan.
The ruling party’s quest to gain control of more state assemblies may be inching forward with the collapse of its rival's ruling coalition in the southern state of Karnataka.
As more Indians come online, New Delhi will work to protect the data of its 1.3 billion citizens from companies like Facebook looking to hitch a ride on the country's digital rise.
India's deepening defense partnership with the United States makes New Delhi subject to greater pressure from Washington over its traditionally cozy defense ties with Russia.
Pompeo's visit represents a U.S. effort to pursue its twin core interests in South Asia of ending the war in Afghanistan and advancing the U.S. partnership with India.
India's credit crunch has put a strain on the small, but vital, segment of the country's banking economy, sparking concerns of contagion.
Animated by their opposing visions of economic prosperity and global influence, China and India's competition over Pakistani and Iranian ports, respectively, carry on at all costs.
