Author: Prashanth Parameswaran, Tufts University

The 4 February vote on the Syrian crisis at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has led many commentators to declare a ‘watershed’ in Indian foreign policy.

Instead of abstaining — as it has usually done on questions regarding the Arab Spring — India voted in favour of the resolution. Read more…

Author: Parameswaran Prashanth, 2049 Institute

Washington’s future policy options regarding Asian regionalism are worth exploring, particularly given US President Barack Obama’s series of planned visits to Asia this year.

The alphabet soup of the so-called ‘regional architecture’ includes the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the ASEAN Plus Three (APT), and APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation), to name just a few. The main question for the US is whether to join the East Asian Summit, a five-year-old body comprising the 10 countries of Southeast Asia as well as China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand. Read more…