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Lessons Learned from Pakistan’s Use of Chinese-Provided Weapons

1 month ago | warontherocks.com | Michael Kugelman |Daniel Markey |Oriana Skylar Mastro |Sameer Lalwani

In the latest conflict between Pakistan and India, Pakistan used weapons systems imported from China, with varying degrees of success. Pakistan is a crucial customer for Chinese weapons exports, with 63 percent of China’s arms exports going to Pakistan between 2020 and 2024. The conflict offered an opportunity to observe how Chinese-provided weapons performed against Western-provided and Indian weapons.
The Risks of the Latest India-Pakistan Crisis

1 month ago | warontherocks.com | Ankit Panda |Sameer Lalwani

We are sharing a free episode of Thinking the Unthinkable with you all due to fast-moving events between India and Pakistan. This episode features host Ankit Panda and guest Sameer Lalwani discussing the risks involved in a military conflict between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan. This episode was recorded after the April 22 attack in Kashmir that prompted the current round of tensions and before India launched strikes on Pakistan, and digs into the risks in the event of an attack.
Modi’s Washington Visit Signals U.S.-India Ties Will Continue Upswing

Feb 19, 2025 | 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.
How to Get the Most Out of the U.S.-Indian Defense Partnership

Feb 11, 2025 | warontherocks.com | Sameer Lalwani |Vikram Singh

Upon taking office, President Donald Trump threatened reciprocal duties against “” India, sent a cargo plane of undocumented migrants back to India, and cancelled a sanctions waiver for an Indian port. This may not seem auspicious for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington this week. But it’s not nearly as bad as it looks. Despite tough messaging during a call between Trump and Modi last week, growing U.S.-Indian defense cooperation will provide the ballast to the relationship.
In Brief: A Thaw in Icy Relations Between India and China?

Dec 11, 2024 | warontherocks.com | Sameer Lalwani

A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. With In Brief, we’ll help you make sense of it all. Each week, experts will dig deep on a single issue happening in the world to help you better understand it. *** A 2020 deadly clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers along the Line of Actual Control intensified the long-simmering tensions before the two countries.
How the India-China Border Deal Impacts Their Ties and the U.S.

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.
INDUS-X at One: A Year of Bilateral Breakthroughs

Sep 9, 2024 | usip.org | Sameer Lalwani |Vikram Singh

Info-sharing mechanisms. Several initiatives have begun to solve information asymmetries through direct engagement with industry, startups, academia, investors and government. The launch of the U.S.-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) in January 2023, with INDUS-X following in June 2023 as the defense component of iCET, catalyzed government efforts to bridge information gaps.
At G20, India Tests Geopolitical Clout Amid Xi’s Absence

Sep 8, 2023 | usip.org | Sameer Lalwani

USIP’s Sameer Lalwani and Carla Freeman discuss why this summit is an important moment for India, what Xi’s absence means and how the United States should approach the summit. Lalwani: Simply put, the G20 affords India the opportunity to burnish its global leadership credentials. This is the first time India has hosted a G20 summit, the annual convening of the world’s 19 leading economies plus the European Union, which combined contribute 80% of global GDP.