Sumit Ganguly

Sumit Ganguly is a columnist at Foreign Policy and senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, where he directs the Huntington Program on Strengthening U.S.-India Relations.

Articles by Sumit Ganguly
A passenger walks on a railway track after trains got stranded due to a major power outage from grid failure in Mumbai on Oct. 12, 2020.
A passenger walks on a railway track after trains got stranded due to a major power outage from grid failure in Mumbai on Oct. 12, 2020.

As India’s Physical Borders Quiet Down, Its Virtual Ones Are Under Siege

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Sumit Ganguly, Carol Evans
Indian soldiers patrol along a barbed-wire fence near Baras Post on the Line of Control on Dec. 4, 2003.
Indian soldiers patrol along a barbed-wire fence near Baras Post on the Line of Control on Dec. 4, 2003.

War Is Over Between India and Pakistan—for Now

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Sumit Ganguly
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he addresses a public meeting at Jerenga Pathar in Assam, India, on Jan. 23.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he addresses a public meeting at Jerenga Pathar in Assam, India, on Jan. 23.

Modi Spent India’s Soft Power—and Got Little in Return

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Sumit Ganguly
A U.N. police officer stands at an empty entrance at the United Nations Sept. 22, 2020.
A U.N. police officer stands at an empty entrance at the United Nations Sept. 22, 2020.

India’s Seat at the Table

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Sumit Ganguly
Farmers shout as they block a highway during a protest at the Singhu border near New Delhi on Dec. 18.
Farmers shout as they block a highway during a protest at the Singhu border near New Delhi on Dec. 18.

Why India’s Farmers Won’t Stop Protesting This article has an audio recording

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Surupa Gupta, Sumit Ganguly
A team of dressmakers works in a factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Nov. 22, 2012.
A team of dressmakers works in a factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Nov. 22, 2012.

Bangladesh Is Everyone’s Economic Darling. It Might Not Last.

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Sumit Ganguly
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waits for the arrival of Nepalese Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli for a ceremonial reception at the Indian presidential house in New Delhi on April 7, 2018.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waits for the arrival of Nepalese Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli for a ceremonial reception at the Indian presidential house in New Delhi on April 7, 2018.

Why India Refused to Join the World’s Biggest Trading Bloc

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Surupa Gupta, Sumit Ganguly
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks at sculptures of the terra-cotta army in China’s Shaanxi province on May 14, 2015.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks at sculptures of the terra-cotta army in China’s Shaanxi province on May 14, 2015.

What Is India’s Foreign-Policy Vision?

Review
Sumit Ganguly
A pedestrian walks past the Amnesty International office in Bengaluru on Oct. 26, 2018.
A pedestrian walks past the Amnesty International office in Bengaluru on Oct. 26, 2018.

The Death of Human Rights in India?

Voice
Sumit Ganguly
Rapid Action Force personnel stand guard following sectarian riots over India's new citizenship law in New Delhi on Feb. 28.
Rapid Action Force personnel stand guard following sectarian riots over India's new citizenship law in New Delhi on Feb. 28.

India’s Democracy Is Under Threat

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Sumit Ganguly
A Chinese soldier and an Indian solider stand guard at the Nathu La border crossing between India and China on July 10, 2008.
A Chinese soldier and an Indian solider stand guard at the Nathu La border crossing between India and China on July 10, 2008.

China Is Taking Advantage of India’s Intelligence Failures

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Sumit Ganguly, Frank O’Donnell
Indian security forces stand guard at a roadblock.
Indian security forces stand guard at a roadblock.

Kashmir’s Year of Hopelessness

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Sumit Ganguly
The flags of the United States and India adorn a conference table during a meeting between representatives of the two countries.
The flags of the United States and India adorn a conference table during a meeting between representatives of the two countries.

India and the United States Need Each Other Mostly Because of China

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Sumit Ganguly
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting at the prime minister's residence in New Delhi, India, on June 26, 2019.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting at the prime minister's residence in New Delhi, India, on June 26, 2019.

To Fight China, India Needs to Forget Russia

Voice
Sumit Ganguly
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma.

India Is Paying the Price for Neglecting its Neighbors

Voice
Sumit Ganguly
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