Carter Center Launches Initiative to Educate US Policymakers on India
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New Delhi: The Carter Center, a US-based non-governmental organisation that focuses on conflict resolution and the advancement of global understanding, is establishing an initiative to educate US policymakers on issues related to domestic trends in India.
The initiative, titled I-Policy, hopes to host dialogues and publish original policy research to keep stakeholders informed of key developments in India, with emphasis on those that influence US-India ties.
I-Policy will be established in Washington D.C. where Tanmay Misra has been appointed as I-Policy’s strategy officer and Shelby House, the researcher-editor.
I-Policy will be supported by an advisory board whose members include Saman Zia-Zarifi (secretary general of the International Commission of Jurists), James Traub (columnist at Foreign Policy and senior fellow at New York University's Center on International Cooperation), and Vinod Jose (former executive editor at The Caravan magazine).
A press release by Carter Center announces that the move aims at offering a resource for American policymakers "to ensure that India’s democracy remains robust, especially given rising challenges in the country."
The initiative will launch its official website, to showcase relevant and diverse research and analysis on India, according to Carter Center CEO Paige Alexander.
India has been listed under countries considered “bad” for journalism and is among the most dangerous places in the world for journalists, according to Reporters Without Borders. In response, The the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had said it does not agree with this conclusion.
Adding that economic stagnation has compounded these problems, the Center says that US companies – including technology firms – have reported difficulties navigating India’s sensitive landscape.
"Failure to address such challenges in a timely and effective manner poses risks to economic prosperity, geopolitical stability, and the US-India strategic partnership," it says.
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