As the Covid-19 lockdown eases and the economy restarts, India needs to avoid its usual flip-flops. The government should fast-track labor reforms that could pave the way for the country to realize its latent ambition: emerging as the next workshop of the world.

The Covid-19 crisis comes at a time of worsening U.S.-India economic relations. But recovery from the pandemic offers new opportunities for positive cooperation and more resilient linkages.

In the first issue of Partnership 2020, higher education leaders discuss various initiatives and research, that can be used to strengthen the strategic partnership between the United States and India.