Columnists

Alyssa Ayres

The writer is senior fellow for India, Pakistan and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations. She served as US deputy assistant secretary of state, 2010-13.

US policies toward India and Asia need strategic coherence

Mon, Nov 13, 2017

To meaningfully support a “free and open Indo-Pacific,” the Trump administration will have to be creative in building broad Asian partnerships, especially with its India policy

US policies toward India and Asia need strategic coherence

Sun, Nov 12, 2017

To meaningfully support a “free and open Indo-Pacific,” the Trump administration will have to be creative in building broad Asian partnerships, especially with its India policy. We need all the allies we can muster.

Trump Pak tweet is no U-turn, notes it is watching

Thu, Oct 19, 2017

It cannot be news that President Trump shoots from the hip on Twitter, and his tweets can and sometimes do contradict declared US policy. Just look at his tweets on North Korea.

Role Reversal: As US steps back from global leadership, India steps up

Mon, Jun 26, 2017

Once a byword for protectionism, India now stands ready to defend the benefits of global trade to a Washington grown wary of it. Take this all in.

No fiasco at Seoul

Fri, Jul 01, 2016

PM Modi’s search for support for India’s NSG bid around the world shows leadership, not desperation.

A new Indo-US partnership model

Wed, Nov 11, 2015

Washington and New Delhi should shift to a joint-venture framework — focusing on specific collaborations and creating conceptual space for inevitable disagreements.