Daniel Markey

2 months ago | usip.org | Asfandyar Mir |Daniel Markey |Vikram Singh |Sameer Lalwani

Last week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington marked the fourth meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and a foreign leader since the start of the new administration. Despite differences over tariffs, Modi’s trip signaled that U.S.-Indian relations will continue along the positive trajectory seen in recent years, particularly in defense and technology cooperation.

Oct 31, 2024 | usip.org | Andrew Scobell |Sameer Lalwani |Daniel Markey |South Asia Programs

KEY TAKEAWAYS Xi and Modi seem keen to patch things up in order to expand mutually beneficial economic interaction. But the deal does not necessarily herald a strategic shift by Beijing and New Delhi. India is unlikely to reverse course in its relationship with the U.S., which has deepened in recent years. KEY TAKEAWAYS Xi and Modi seem keen to patch things up in order to expand mutually beneficial economic interaction.

Jul 11, 2024 | usip.org | Carla P. Freeman |Mary Glantz |Daniel Markey

A week ahead of the NATO summit in Washington, leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) gathered in Astana, Kazakhstan for the group’s annual meeting. Already one of the world’s largest regional organizations, the SCO added Belarus to the bloc at this year’s summit. Established by China and Russia in 2001, the SCO was originally focused on security and economic issues in Central Asia.

Jun 11, 2024 | usip.org | Daniel Markey

Widely expected to cruise to a third-straight majority in India’s parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) instead lost ground and must now rely on its National Democratic Alliance partners, especially the Janata Dal (United) party and the Telugu Desam Party, to form a coalition government.

Sep 8, 2023 | southasiajournal.net | Daniel Markey

“Our common interest in democracy and righteousness will enable your countrymen and mine to make common cause against a common enemy,” U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt wrote to Mohandas Gandhi, then the de facto leader of India’s independence movement, during World War II. During the Cold War, successive presidential administrations tried to get New Delhi to stand against Moscow by arguing that, as a democracy, India was a natural enemy of the Soviet Union. When President George W.