Which Side Will India Take in US-China Rivalry?
Sushant Singh, deputy editor of the Indian Express newspaper, and the University of Chicago’s Paul Staniland discuss New Delhi’s perceptions about the “Indo-Pacific” strategy.
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A centerpiece of US strategy during the Trump administration has been the idea of the "Indo-Pacific," a massive single region stretching across both the Pacific and Indian Oceans. One of the goals in this strategy is to link up India with US allies in East Asia as a counterbalance to a rising China. But how does New Delhi see the situation? Sushant Singh, deputy editor of the Indian Express newspaper, joins the University of Chicago’s Paul Staniland and the Council’s Brian Hanson on Deep Dish to discuss.
About the Speakers
Brian Hanson
Former Vice President, Studies
Brian Hanson served as the vice president of studies at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He managed the Council's research operations and hosted the Council's weekly podcast, Deep Dish on Global Affairs.
Sushant Singh
Deputy Editor, The Indian Express
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Asia Studies
Paul Staniland is a professor of political science at the University of Chicago and a nonresident scholar in the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His research focuses on political violence and international security, with a regional emphasis on South and Southeast Asia.