Aman Thakker

Adjunct Fellow (Non-resident), Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies
Aman Thakker

Aman Thakker is the J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Scholar at St. Antony’s College at the University of Oxford and an adjunct fellow with the Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. He is also a contributing author with The Diplomat. Previously, he was a research associate with the Wadhwani Chair at CSIS, where he focused his research on India’s domestic reform agenda and evolving security dynamics in the Indo-Pacific. Aman holds a B.A. in international affairs from the George Washington University.

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U.S.-India Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

While the Biden administration faces both legacy and new challenges in advancing a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific, the United States and India are also positioned to open a new chapter in bilateral cooperation in the region. 

Blog Post by Aman Thakker — February 11, 2021

Photo: MOLLY RILEY/AFP/Getty Images

Sino-Indian Border Clashes: Implications for U.S.-India Ties

Following a violent border clash, India-China relations are at their lowest point in decades. CSIS’s Aman Thakker explores the impact of the crisis on India’s policy toward China and what New Delhi’s desire to deepen ties with key partners means for U.S.-India ties.

Commentary by Aman Thakker — July 16, 2020

Photo: ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images

U.S.-India Maritime Security Cooperation

This joint CSIS – Delhi Policy Group White Paper assesses pathways and impediments to expanding maritime security and defense cooperation between the United States and India and concludes with specific policy recommendations for each nation.

Report by Aman Thakker — October 8, 2019

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Leon Wong, U.S. Government Work)