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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
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The national flag of India is hoisted next to the US national flag at Times Square to mark Indian Independence Day in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy via Getty Images)
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Workers arrange national flags of Japan and India ahead of a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Hyderabad House on March 19, 2022, in New Delhi, India. (Sonu Mehta via Getty Images)
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A view of Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon in Tibet, China, on August 12, 2012. (Getty Images)
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at a press conference at the State Department in Washington, DC, on July 1, 2025. (Allison Robbert via Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walk for a photo-op before their meeting at Hyderabad House, Tuesday, February 25, 2020, in New Delhi, India. (Sondeep Shankar via Getty Images)
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An Indian security personnel stands guard along a street in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on July 15, 2025. (Firdous Nazir via Getty Images)
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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar attend the ceremonial reception of Angola's President Joao Lourenco at the presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on May 3, 2025. (Money Sharma via Getty Images)
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Indian army soldiers are seen atop a tank near the Line of Control near Akhnoor, India, on May 19, 2025. (Mukesh Gupta via Getty Images)
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A broadcast screen at the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai, India, on April 3, 2025, displays news of US President Donald Trump announcing sweeping new trade tariffs. (Indranil Aditya via Getty Images)
Experts
Bill Drexel
Fellow
Aparna Pande
Research Fellow, India and South Asia
