Sumit Ganguly

India   Aug 8, 2019 Snapshot

Modi Crosses the Rubicon in Kashmir

If the government of Narendra Modi can follow through on its plan, Kashmir will cease to be an autonomous state within India, upending the status quo in the disputed...

Sumit Ganguly

Foreign Policy   Jul 30, 2019 Snapshot

The United States Can’t Solve the Kashmir Dispute

Over the past six decades, successive U.S. administrations have tried to make headway on the dispute. Those efforts all failed—and Trump’s is unlikely to turn out...

Sumit Ganguly

Sri Lanka   Apr 24, 2019 Snapshot

The Religious Tensions Behind the Attacks in Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan attacks risk setting off sectarian violence across the region.

Neil DeVotta and Sumit Ganguly

India   Mar 5, 2019 Snapshot

Why the India-Pakistan Crisis Isn’t Likely to Turn Nuclear

The decision by India and Pakistan to allow their jets to cross the border represents a major break with the past. Yet so far both countries have taken only limited...

Sumit Ganguly

Foreign Policy   Mar 8, 2018 Snapshot

Modi's Foreign Policy Revolution?

Despite his best efforts, Modi has failed to fundamentally transform his country’s foreign policy.

Sumit Ganguly

Trump Administration   Jan 8, 2018 Snapshot

Pakistan and the Myth of “Too Dangerous to Fail”

The Trump administration is now on the verge of cutting off military aid to Pakistan. Islamabad should be worried.

C. Christine Fair and Sumit Ganguly

Strategy & Conflict   Sep 6, 2017 Snapshot

Trump's Afghan Plan

The real problems with Trump's strategy in Afghanistan relate to his stated unwillingness to pursue “nation-building,” the leeway he has given to U.S. commanders, and...

Sumit Ganguly

Security   Aug 9, 2017 Snapshot

The Doklam Dispute in Context

From New Delhi’s perspective, China’s activities along the troubled border represent Beijing’s latest attempt to undermine India’s close ties with some of its neighbors.

Sumit Ganguly

Kashmir   Apr 21, 2017 Snapshot

A New Season of Turmoil in Kashmir

The failure of elected governments to end repressive security policies in Kashmir despite the ebbing of the insurgency has contributed to simmering resentment across a...

Sumit Ganguly

Security   Mar 14, 2017 Snapshot

F-16s, Made in India

A deal to manufacture F-16s in India would benefit both India and the United States.

S. Paul Kapur and Sumit Ganguly

India   Sep 19, 2016 Snapshot

India After Nonalignment

It used to be heresy to suggest that India’s foreign policy was based on anything other than nonalignment. Not under Modi.

Sumit Ganguly

Terrorism & Counterterrorism   Jul 6, 2016 Snapshot

Bangladesh's Homegrown Problem

The government of Sheikh Hasina Wajed has continued to deny that the terrorist group has a presence in her country at all.

Sumit Ganguly and Ali Riaz

India   Jan 6, 2016 Snapshot

The Next Pathankot

On January 2, a handful of militants attacked the Indian Air Force base at Pathankot in Punjab. This was the second foreign terrorist attack in Punjab within a span of...

Sumit Ganguly

Refugees & Migration   Sep 22, 2015 Snapshot

When Refugees Were Welcome

Europe’s response to waves of refugees from the war-torn Middle East raises serious questions about its commitment to humanitarian values. To be sure, Europe is facing...

Sumit Ganguly and Brandon Miliate

Terrorism & Counterterrorism   Aug 18, 2015 Snapshot

India's Achilles' Heel

India is no better protected from terrorism now than it was in 2008. It needs to get serious about its counterterrorism strategy.

Sumit Ganguly

Pakistan   September/October 2015 Essay

An Unworthy Ally

The United States has provided Pakistan with nearly $30 billion in aid since 9/11. Yet Islamabad continues to fund terrorist proxies that sow instability and undermine...

C. Christine Fair and Sumit Ganguly

Foreign Policy   Mar 26, 2015 Snapshot

Modi's Balancing Act

Despite Modi’s best efforts, domestic developments in India threaten to jeopardize his foreign policy initiatives. He courts foreign leaders with grace, projecting...

Sumit Ganguly

Economic Development   Aug 12, 2014 Snapshot

Modi Bets the Farm

India's farmers hold enormous sway over New Delhi's policymaking. Narendra Modi may have come to power as a free-market reformer, but the fear of being portrayed as...

Surupa Gupta and Sumit Ganguly

Democratization   Jun 3, 2014 Snapshot

India's Missing Right

For the first time in independent India’s history, a general election has brought a conservative party with a clear-cut parliamentary majority to office. Although...

Sumit Ganguly

Political Development   Jan 22, 2014 Snapshot

India's Two Futures

It is tempting to assume that India's upcoming national election will pit the forces of progressivism, embodied by the ruling Indian National Congress Party, against...

Sumit Ganguly