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Manjari Chatterjee Miller is senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). She is also a research associate in the Contemporary South Asian Studies Programme at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies at the University of Oxford. An expert on India, China, South Asia, and rising powers, she is the author of Why Nations Rise: Narratives and the Path to Great Power (2021, shortlisted for the 2022 Hedley Bull Prize in International Relations) and Wronged by Empire: Post-Imperial Ideology and Foreign Policy in India and China (2013). Miller is also the co-editor of the Routledge Handbook of China-India Relations (2020), a monthly columnist for the Hindustan Times, and a frequent contributor to policy and media outlets in the United States and Asia.
Miller is currently on leave from the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University where she is a tenured associate professor of international relations, and the director of the Rising Powers Initiative at the Pardee Center. She has been a non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council, a fellow at the Belfer Center of Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, a visiting associate professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, and a visiting scholar at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Crawford School of Public Policy at Australian National University. She has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed and policy journals, and chapters in edited books. She serves on the international advisory board of Chatham House's International Affairs journal and the editorial board of the National Bureau of Asian Research's Asia Policy journal, and her research has been supported by grants and fellowships from multiple institutions. Miller received a BA from the University of Delhi, an MSc from the University of London, and a PhD from Harvard University. She was a post-doctoral fellow in the China and the World Program at Princeton University.
Affiliations:
- Chatham House, International Affairs, advisory board member
- National Bureau of Asian Research, Asia Policy, editorial board member
- Hindustan Times Media, columnist
- Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University, associate professor (on leave)
Current Projects
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The coronation of King Charles, the sovereign of the Commonwealth, calls into question the role of the British monarch on the world stage.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is using India’s G20 presidency as an opportunity to bolster the reputations of both India and his own political party.
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Streamlining the immigration process for Indian talent will enable the United States both to increase its own domestic capacity and more effectively counter China.
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Chinese news coverage about the border clash with India near Tawang on December 9, 2022 demonstrates a critical misjudgment of the depth of India’s concerns about China and its strategic priorities.
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By serving as convening hubs for diverse stakeholders to come together and discuss pressing policy concerns, Indian think tanks help U.S. policymakers understand local viewpoints.
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Indian analysts noted important points from the U.S. midterm results in their news coverage, including how the results might affect U.S. foreign policy and what this could mean for India.
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India has one of the world’s largest youth populations. This trend is an asset as long as young people can receive an education and develop their skills.
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The erosion of press freedoms is just one example of India’s authoritarian turn. If India’s democracy weakens further, can the United States continue to view it as a counterpoint to China?
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Abe personally strengthened India’s bilateral relationship with Japan by enticing India, a notoriously reluctant and cautious actor in global politics, to join his vision of the Indo-Pacific.
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Regional parties help protect India’s democracy, secularism, and diversity. Taking away states’ rights will only hurt the country.
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India’s many political parties represent the country’s great diversity. But India’s turn toward majoritarianism poses risks for its democracy.
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For India, Ukraine risks distracting from the rise of China and, at worst, bolstering it.
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To succeed in India, U.S. companies need to understand state politics and choose the right local partner.
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India’s constitution guarantees the rights to have a good life, vote, and speak freely, but these are not always respected, leading to an erosion of democracy.
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In India, farmers own high-value land but cannot translate land into wealth. New models of agriculture and ethical entrepreneurship can fix this.
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India’s conservationists face increasing challenges as the country prioritizes economic growth over environmental protection.
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India’s conservationists face increasing challenges as the country prioritizes economic growth over environmental protection.
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The United States should learn from the strengths of India's technology industry.
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India’s constitution guarantees the rights to have a good life, vote, and speak freely, but these are not always respected, leading to an erosion of democracy.
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The United States should learn from the strengths of India's technology industry.
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With one of the world’s largest education systems, India has struggled to reach all children and ensure quality teaching and learning.
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India has historically refused to become enmeshed in superpower politics, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should force a rethink.
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With one of the world’s largest education systems, India has struggled to reach all children and ensure quality teaching and learning.
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As competition with China grows, India and the United States should boost cooperation on space governance.