Alyssa Ayres
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Opinion: Don't Let U.S.-India Trade Differences Escalate Into A Trade War
President Trump will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G-20. Trade tensions threaten to overshadow progress in strategic ties, former State Department official Alyssa Ayres writes. → Read More
A lesson from the Kashmir bombing: America needs to get tougher on Pakistan
Increasing pressure on Pakistan is the right thing to do now, writes Alyssa Ayres. Pakistan has refused to take responsible action against terrorists within its borders, failing its obligations under UN Security Council sanctions. → Read More
Review: America’s Deep History With South Asia
Srinath Raghavan's history of US involvement in South Asia – primarily India, Pakistan and Afghanistan – provides a rich backdrop of lessons for today’s US policymakers as they consider dilemmas in the region. → Read More
What Next for U.S.-India Military Ties?
A new agreement between top U.S. and Indian officials will deepen military cooperation and bolster strategic ties between the two countries. → Read More
A Year On, Pakistan Still the Weak Link in US South Asia Strategy
The Trump administration's strategy has produced no definitive improvements along its pillars. Pakistan remains a safe haven for terrorist groups. → Read More
Pompeo's Indo-Pacific strategy is just a start
When Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a $113 million Indo-Pacific economic strategy, he failed to articulate how this vision will draw on US relationships to make a credible impact in the region, writes Alyssa Ayres → Read More
India: a “major power” still below its potential
Despite ranking fourth in the Asia Power Index, to leap the gap, India may need to rethink the “cost” of alignment. → Read More
Alyssa Ayres
Alyssa Ayres is senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations. She served most recently as deputy assistant ... → Read More
Our Time Has Come
NPR coverage of Our Time Has Come: How India Is Making Its Place in the World by Alyssa Ayres. News, author interviews, critics' picks and more. → Read More
India's Make-or-Break Quest to Become a Manufacturing Powerhouse
The country has quietly become the world's sixth-biggest auto producer. But it'll need to do better if it's to join the top tier of global powers. → Read More
Why Ivanka Trump’s visit to India is good for women in and out of the workforce there – Women in the World in Association with The New York Times – WITW
The first daughter and senior adviser to President Trump is making a visit, with much fanfare, to an entrepreneurship summit in Hyderabad this week → Read More
Notes on the Indo-Pacific: Trump and Modi Reaffirm Defense Ties, 'Quad' Meets
Despite the swirl of anxiety in the U.S. media about President Donald J. Trumps big Asia trip, one thing went right in Manila: continued progress with India. On Monday, Trump met with Indian Prime... → Read More
Alyssa Ayres
Alyssa Ayres is senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations. She served most recently as deputy assistant ... → Read More
Three Takeaways from Carter’s Recent Meeting with His Indian Counterpart
A long-awaited agreement finally clears the way for logistics cooperation. Just don’t call it 'basing.’ → Read More
Three Takeaways from Carter’s Recent Meeting with His Indian Counterpart
A long-awaited agreement finally clears the way for logistics cooperation. Just don’t call it 'basing.’ → Read More
Task Force Report: Working With a Rising India: A Joint Venture for the New Century
India now matters to U.S. interests in virtually every dimension. This CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force Report, directed by Alyssa Ayres, assesses the current situation in India and the U.S.-India relationship, and suggests a new model for partnership with a rising India → Read More
Why the U.S. should aim for bigger economic plans with India
Over the weekend, President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned a corner for the United States and India. The two leaders resolved issues in a long-stalled nuclear deal that... → Read More
The Substance Of Indian Prime Minister Modi's Style
On Friday, August 15, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi delivered his maiden Independence Day speech . Many commentators have already noted his earthy delivery and direct ex tempore style, his campaign-like rhetoric, his deeply democratic authority and his willingness to remind citizens of “all the things we like to disregard.” And although this was not a policy speech as [...] → Read More
How Modi can bring U.S. businesses back to India - The Term Sheet: Fortune's deals blogTerm Sheet
The newly-elected prime minister of the world’s largest democracy has broad support in the parliament and backs pro-business policies. By Alyssa Ayres India's economy could soon turn around. FORTUNE – In the wake → Read More
Five Slots To Watch In The New Indian Government
This post is part of a series on the Indian elections. India’s Election Commission will begin counting the nearly 550 million ballots cast across the country’s 930,000 polling stations at 8:00 a.m. Indian Standard Time. Results should be available by 5:00 p.m., or 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time in the United States. The exit polls released on May 12 have uniformly [...] → Read More