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South Asia Program

The Carnegie South Asia Program informs policy debates relating to the region’s security, economy, and political development. From strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific to India’s internal dynamics and U.S. engagement with the region, the program’s renowned team of experts offer in-depth analysis derived from their unique access to the people and places defining South Asia’s most critical challenges.

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  • Darshana M. Baruah

    Fellow
    South Asia Program

    Darshana M. Baruah is a fellow with the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace where she directs the Indian Ocean Initiative. Her primary research focuses on maritime security in the Indo-Pacific and the role of islands in shaping great power competition.

  • Anirudh Burman

    Associate Research Director and Fellow
    Carnegie India

    Anirudh Burman is an associate research director and fellow at Carnegie India. He works on key issues relating to public institutions, public administration, the administrative and regulatory state, and state capacity.

  • Rudra Chaudhuri

    Director
    Carnegie India

    Rudra Chaudhuri is the director of Carnegie India. His research focuses on the diplomatic history of South Asia, contemporary security issues, and the increasingly important role of emerging technologies in diplomacy and statecraft.

  • Toby Dalton

    Senior Fellow and Co-director
    Nuclear Policy Program

    Toby Dalton is a senior fellow and co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment. An expert on nonproliferation and nuclear energy, his work addresses regional security challenges and the evolution of the global nuclear order.

  • Evan A. Feigenbaum

    Vice President for Studies

    Evan A. Feigenbaum is vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he oversees research in Washington, Beijing, and New Delhi on a dynamic region encompassing both East Asia and South Asia.

  • Vijay Gokhale

    Nonresident Senior Fellow
    Carnegie India

    Mr. Vijay Gokhale is a nonresident senior fellow at Carnegie India and the former foreign secretary of India.

  • Frederic Grare

    Nonresident Senior Fellow
    South Asia Program

    Frédéric Grare is a nonresident senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where his research focuses on Indo-Pacific dynamics, the search for a security architecture, and South Asia Security issues.

  • Christophe Jaffrelot

    Nonresident Scholar
    South Asia Program

    Jaffrelot’s core research focuses on theories of nationalism and democracy, mobilization of the lower castes and Dalits (ex-untouchables) in India, the Hindu nationalist movement, and ethnic conflicts in Pakistan.

  • George Perkovich

    Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Chair
    Vice President for Studies

    Perkovich works primarily on nuclear strategy and nonproliferation issues; cyberconflict; and new approaches to international public-private management of strategic technologies.

  • Srinath Raghavan

    Nonresident Senior Fellow
    Carnegie India

    Srinath Raghavan is a nonresident senior fellow at Carnegie India. His primary research focus is on the contemporary and historical aspects of India’s foreign and security policies.

  • Suyash Rai

    Deputy Director and Fellow
    Carnegie India

    Suyash Rai is a deputy director and fellow at Carnegie India. His research focuses on the political economy of economic reforms, and the performance of public institutions in India.

  • James Schwemlein

    Nonresident Scholar
    South Asia Program

    James Schwemlein is a nonresident scholar in the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

  • Paul Staniland

    Nonresident Scholar
    South Asia Program

    Paul Staniland is a nonresident scholar in the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

  • Ashley J. Tellis

    Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs

    Ashley J. Tellis is the Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs and a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, specializing in international security and U.S. foreign and defense policy with a special focus on Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

  • Milan Vaishnav

    Director and Senior Fellow
    South Asia Program

    Milan Vaishnav is a senior fellow and director of the South Asia Program and the host of the Grand Tamasha podcast at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His primary research focus is the political economy of India, and he examines issues such as corruption and governance, state capacity, distributive politics, and electoral behavior. He also conducts research on the Indian diaspora.

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