Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies
Unlocking the full potential of the U.S.-India relationship
The CSIS Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies aims to unlock the full potential of the U.S.-India relationship and leads the Center's work on India. The Chair serves as an independent platform to pursue policy changes that strengthen bilateral ties, placing special emphasis on accelerating economic development in India and promoting greater business and economic engagement between the two countries. The CSIS Chair has also become the world’s leading authority on state-level political-economic issues in India, leading multiple funded projects to expand subnational engagement with India. Richard Rossow is a senior fellow and holds the Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies at CSIS. He succeeds Ambassador Karl F. Inderfurth, who served as the inaugural chairholder from 2011 to 2013.
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- Program Coordinator and Research Assistant, Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies
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Crawling to the Finish Line on Big Reforms
India's reform pace tapers off, with little apparent momentum in its last year.
Newsletter by Richard M. Rossow — May 18, 2023

Accelerate: 175: A Plan for Targeted Renewable Energy Cooperation with Key Indian States
Report by Neelima Jain and Richard M. Rossow — April 19, 2023

Experts React: Can IPEF Be a Watershed Moment for U.S.-India?
Commentary by Jayant Krishna , Mukesh H. Butani , Kartikeya Singh , and Alok Gupta — February 13, 2023

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

Climate Summits Should Accelerate Subnational Action
Commentary by Neelima Jain — November 30, 2022
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Indian States Land Conversion Breakthrough Index
Blog Post — April 16, 2021
Meeting India’s Net-Zero Moment
Commentary by Kartikeya Singh — March 24, 2021
IEA’s India Energy Outlook 2021
Event by Sarah Ladislaw , Neelima Jain , Tim Gould , Peter Zeniewski , and Siddarth Singh — March 4, 2021
U.S.-India Defense Ties: Rebalancing the Indo-Pacific
Blog Post by Richard M. Rossow — February 11, 2021
A Carter Initiative for U.S.-India Trade Ties
Blog Post — February 11, 2021
Subnational Diplomacy: A Pivotal Tool for Biden’s India Strategy
Blog Post by Neelima Jain — February 11, 2021
Build Basics Better: A Proposed U.S.-India Climate Agenda
Blog Post by Neelima Jain — February 11, 2021
U.S.-India Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
Blog Post by Aman Thakker — February 11, 2021
U.S.-India Healthcare Cooperation
Blog Post by Anit Mukherjee — February 11, 2021
The 117th Congress and U.S.-India Relations
Blog Post by Raymond Vickery — February 11, 2021