India has been battling terrorism for as long as it has been a sovereign nation. This backgrounder examines the country's counterterrorism efforts.

Lisa Curtis argues that as the competition between China and India for political and economic influence heats up, the U.S. should encourage India to play a more active role in the region.

The global financial crisis threatens to hamper poverty alleviation efforts in India and China, responsible for lifting the largest numbers of the world's poor out of extreme poverty.  Political or social instability are concerns.

CFR Senior Fellow Adam Segal writes that India may be better positioned for a quick recovery from the global financial crisis than many other developing countries.

The G-20 meeting in Washington on November 15 is an opportunity for India to help shape the new global economic architecture in line with its strategic interests. India should propose short-term crisis response actions and suggest a clear medium-term agenda.

In Afghanistan, in Kashmir, and elsewhere, a long-standing battle for influence is raging between India's primary espionage agency, the shadowy Research and Analysis Wing, and Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

The recent spate of terrorist attacks across Indian cities has highlighted long-simmering tensions inside India's multiethnic society, raising concerns about the country's stability.

Ashley J. Tellis, an expert on South Asia, foresees an improvement across the board in U.S.-India relations as a result of the U.S.-India nuclear deal, but warns that only careful diplomacy can insulate it from future complications.

Meeting tomorrow's energy needs for the world's most densely populated country.

Bhutan's first democratically-elected prime minister discusses the century-old monarchy's transition to democracy and its ties with its neighbors, India and China.

New Delhi discovers it may face the threat of homegrown Islamist extremism for the first time.

Michael Krepon, a well-known expert on South Asia and nuclear nonproliferation, says that the U.S.-India nuclear agreement is likely to weaken efforts at strengthening nonproliferation of nuclear weapons. He says that Congress will likely approve the agreement on the grounds it will improve relations with India and increase American jobs.

A look at how the ruling Congress Party failed to capitalize on an unprecedented boom and a sweet nuclear deal.

Howard B. Schaffer, a former top State Department official on South Asia, says Washington should seek to prevent tensions in Kashmir from complicating U.S. security interests in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The recent violence and revived calls for independence in Indian-administered Kashmir serve as reminders of an unresolved conflict in an increasingly dangerous neighborhood.

India and the United States, along with deep-pocketed corporations, have been steadily pushing along a lucrative and dangerous new nuclear pact, the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement.