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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The India Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies runs many podcasts and blogs dedicated to exploring the U.S.-India relationship, including our podcast series Industrynama and our blogs Adapt & Advance: A Refreshed Agenda for U.S.-India Relations and New Perspectives on Asia.

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Meeting India’s Net-Zero Moment

Helping India meet its net-zero emissions targets requires partners to re-cast their strategic bilateral energy partnerships with the country. Kartikeya Singh offers a template for how the Biden administration can help India deliver on its energy commitments.

Commentary by Kartikeya Singh — March 24, 2021

IEA’s India Energy Outlook 2021

The CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program is pleased to invite you to a discussion of the 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

Recent successes in the U.S.-India defense relationship have positioned the partnership for today. The partnership must evolve and grow to prepare for tomorrow’s challenges.

Blog Post by Richard M. Rossow — February 11, 2021

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

U.S.-India Healthcare Cooperation

The inauguration of a new administration in the backdrop of a global pandemic seems to be an opportune moment to begin a new phase of U.S.-India healthcare cooperation.

Blog Post by Anit Mukherjee — February 11, 2021

The 117th Congress and U.S.-India Relations

U.S.- India relations are likely to be be viewed in the 117th Congress through the lens of other foreign and domestic issues rather than being considered on their own merits.

Blog Post by Raymond Vickery — February 11, 2021