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Donald Trump Makes Peace in West-Asia a Priority Post Election
Trump has consistently voiced his intention to reduce the financial strain of U.S. military aid to Ukraine, emphasizing his goal of ending the war and curbing what he sees as ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Trump Will Pick Up From Where He Left Off With India: Ex-Admin Official
"I think that President (elect) Trump will pick up where he left off with India. He clearly has good feelings, goodwill toward India, and I really see this as an opportunity t...
By Lisa Curtis
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Trump Vows to End Russia-Ukraine War
US President-elect Donald Trump has said his administration will focus on ending the Russia-Ukraine war, as he lamented the killing of people in the conflict. He also said his...
By Lisa Curtis
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"U.S.-India Partnership Vital for Preserving Peace in Indo-Pacific Region": Former White House Official Lisa Curtis
Lisa Curtis, Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for New American Security and former White House official, said that the partnership between the Unite...
By Lisa Curtis
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Quad Group Expands Maritime Security Cooperation at Biden’s Farewell Summit
Lisa Curtis, an Asia policy expert at the Center for a New American Security and a former administration official, said India, which is not part of any military alliance, has ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Biden's Quad Agenda
All eyes will be on overtures from India. “China’s recent maritime aggression could be changing the equation for India, and could be prompting India to become a bit more open ...
By Lisa Curtis
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The Kamala Harris Doctrine
When it comes to the broader region, Harris has made multiple trips to Southeast Asia and been one of the prominent faces of the Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy. ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Biden Administration Disturbed by Modi-Putin Visit During NATO Summit
This week, Russian officials and state media appeared to revel in Modi’s visit. Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, said Western governments were “jealous — that is why they...
By Lisa Curtis
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Modi’s Embrace of Putin Irks Biden Team Pushing Support for Kyiv
US prosecutors are also investigating an alleged murder-for-hire plot on American soil that they say involved senior Indian officials. India has said it’s probing the matter. ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Biden-Trump Debate: Where They Stand on Indo-Pacific and Quad
"The Quad is here to stay," Lisa Curtis, former National Security Council seniordirector for South and Central Asia under Trump, told Nikkei Asia. "It will remain an important...
By Lisa Curtis
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Where Are India’s Ties with the U.S. and China Headed in a Third Narendra Modi Term?
Lisa Curtis of the Centre for a New American Security said American officials would continue to view India as a “critically important strategic partner” as the “fundamentals d...
By Lisa Curtis
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Philippines First, India Later, as U.S. Prioritizes ‘Squad’ Allies
Kent Calder, director of the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, said that, "a series of strategic...
By Lisa Curtis
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Biden’s ‘Coalitions of the Willing’ Foreign-Policy Doctrine
“These minilateral meetings among three or four countries have really become a hallmark of the Biden administration’s strategy of developing a loose network of security relati...
By Lisa Curtis
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Biden’s Historic Three-Way Meeting
A senior Biden official said a joint statement between the three countries will contain “very strong language.” Following joint naval exercises this week, the three leaders wi...
By Lisa Curtis
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Tough Elections Loom over Biden’s Japan Summit
Japan’s decision to boost defense spending is also a helpful rhetorical weapon for Tokyo to quell doubts about its security commitments, experts say. Japan is currently undert...
By Lisa Curtis
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Modi’s Messenger to the World
Lisa Curtis, a former U.S. government official who dealt with Jaishankar during the 2005 nuclear deal negotiations as well as in his time at the Indian Embassy in Washington, ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Biden’s State of the Union Comes as Foreign Policy Consensus Fractures
Biden will also be addressing that sizable segment of the “Make America Great Again” electorate and may make the case that funding Ukraine’s defense is necessary to forestall ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Biden Won’t Visit India Next Month for Parade and Quad: U.S. Official
Lisa Curtis, director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, said that it was imperative for the Indian government to cooperate with U...
By Lisa Curtis
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U.S. Aims To Prevent Assassination Plot From Derailing India Ties
US presidents since the 1990s have sought a deeper partnership with India, saying the world's two largest democracies share common values. But the new charges put India in the...
By Lisa Curtis
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Why a Murder Plot Will Not Turn the U.S. Away from India
The U.S. response reflects a desire not to let the issue damage the broader relationship, foreign policy experts said. "The Biden administration appears to be seeking to compa...
By Lisa Curtis