Past Events

Roundtable with Hina Khar on Pakistan’s Growing Influence

PAST EVENT

Hina Khar and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss the driving forces behind Pakistan's recent diplomatic initiatives and their potential implications for Pakistan, the Iran War, and the future of the Middle East.

Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar delivers a speech at an international conference on July 8, 2012.
Itsuo Inouye / AP Pool

Roundtable with Indian Ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra

PAST EVENT

Ambassador of India to the United States H. E. Vinay Kwatra joins the Council for a private roundtable discussion on US-India relations.

Trump and Modi
Alex Brandon / AP

Commentary

The War in Afghanistan Is Over. Or Is It?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

America’s war in Afghanistan may have ended, but its consequences still remain. Ambassador Ryan Crocker unpacks what the US withdrawal told allies and adversaries about American power.

US Withdrawal
US Air Force / AP
US Foreign Policy

Can a Trade Deal Steady the US-India Relationship?

In the News
India Today
Craig Kafura

"If they work through the trade deal and get something signed, I think that would be a sign of real progress," Council Director of Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Craig Kafura tells India Today.

Craig Kafura speaks on India Today alongside graphics Global Politics

Research

Americans' Views Of India Rebound—But Are More Polarized

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Democrats and Independents rate India more warmly than Republicans and are more supportive of high-skilled immigration from India and reducing tariffs on Indian goods.

A family on a motorcycle watches Indian and US flags put up ahead of the US Vice President JD Vance visit in Jaipur, India
Manish Swarup / AP
Public Opinion

The Quad's Next Chapter

RESEARCH
Report by Karl Friedhoff

Advancing the group's pillars of prosperity and development will be at the very heart of competition with China in the coming decade.

leaders of Australia, the United States, Japan, and India pose for a photo
AP Photos
US Foreign Policy

Experts

Paul Staniland 

Senior Nonresident Fellow, Asia Studies, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Headshot of Paul Staniland.