
Richard Rossow is a senior adviser and holds the Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies at CSIS. In this role he helps frame and shape policies to promote greater business and economic engagement between the two countries. He joined CSIS in 2014, having spent the last 16 years working in a variety of capacities to strengthen the partnership between the United States and India. Prior to CSIS, he served as director for South Asia at McLarty Associates, leading the firm’s work for clients in India and the neighboring region. From 2008 to 2012, Mr. Rossow was with New York Life Insurance company, most recently as head of International Governmental Affairs, where he developed strategic plans for the company’s public policy and global mergers and acquisitions work. From 1998 to 2008, Mr. Rossow served as deputy director of the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC), the world’s leading advocacy group on behalf of strengthening economic ties between the United States and India. While at USIBC, he managed the Council’s policy groups in the energy, information technology, insurance, media and entertainment, and telecommunications sectors. Mr. Rossow received his B.A. from Grand Valley State University in Michigan.
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U.S. Courts India as Technology Partner to Counter China
Richard M. Rossow in The New York Times — January 31, 2023
Inaugural iCET dialogue has potential to take India-US relationship to next level: experts
Richard M. Rossow in The Print — January 31, 2023
Use Modi’s last full budget well to woo supply chains exiting China—Big, bold reforms
Richard M. Rossow in The Print — January 24, 2023
US-India Relations Aren’t Playing Out Like a Bollywood Movie
Richard M. Rossow in The Washington Post — January 23, 2023
India’s G20 presidency a chance to bridge the global divide between countries: Observers
Richard M. Rossow in CNA — December 1, 2022
Yellen Takes Friendshoring Case to India in Push Against China
Richard M. Rossow in Bloomberg — November 10, 2022
Yellen heads to India to draw surging economic power closer to U.S. orbit
Richard M. Rossow in Reuters — November 8, 2022
Yellen Heads for India as Russia, War Hang Over Economic Talks
Richard M. Rossow in Bloomberg — November 4, 2022
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Rating India 2023: Key Opportunities and Risks
Event by Richard M. Rossow , Stephanie Segal , Joydeep Mukherji , and Christian de Guzman — February 9, 2023

The United States’ 2023 Agenda for Building a Stronger Relationship with India
Newsletter by Richard M. Rossow — January 20, 2023

Unicorns and Cornfields: A Conversation with Dr. Chintan Vaishnav
Podcast Episode by Richard M. Rossow — December 2, 2022

A Model Comprehensive MSME Policy for Indian States
Report by Richard M. Rossow — November 29, 2022

India's Leadership of the G20
Event by Richard M. Rossow and Mr. Amitabh Kant — November 2, 2022

Women Entrepreneurship, the Startup Ecosystem, and Skills Development: A Conversation with Deepthi Ravula of WE-HUB.
Podcast Episode by Richard M. Rossow — October 7, 2022

U.S.-India Trade Turbulence: Quieter, Not Gone
Newsletter by Richard M. Rossow — September 28, 2022

Investment, Manufacturing, and Global Supply Chains: A Conversation with Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary of Industries & Commerce and Information Technology in the Telangana Government
Podcast Episode by Richard M. Rossow — September 23, 2022

Investment, Trade, and U.S.-India Commercial Relations: A Conversation with Ambassador (ret.) Atul Keshap of the U.S.-India Business Council
Podcast Episode by Richard M. Rossow — September 9, 2022

Startups, Small Businesses, and Technology: A Conversation with Ajay Kela of the Wadhwani Foundation
Podcast Episode by Richard M. Rossow — August 19, 2022
