ISAS Insights

As President Barack Hussein Obama begins to revamp United States (US) foreign policy, the debate in South Asia has focused on one seemingly simple question - Will Obama depart from his predecessor George W. Bush and re-hyphenate US policies towards Islamabad and New Delhi as part of a new strategy towards the sub-continent? A less-debated second question, however, could be far more consequential for the Indo-US relationship and for the future of balance of power in Asia.