Richard Rossow Named India Chair Of U.S. Think Tank

Friday, 24 January 2014, 00:59 IST
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Washington: Richard Rossow has been named the Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies the Centre for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), a leading Washington think tank.

Rossow, who served the last two years as head of the South Asia practice at McLarty Associates and previously as director of operations at the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) takes over from Karl "Rick" Inderfurth, former US assistant secretary of state for South Asia.

Inderfurth will remain as a senior adviser at CSIS.

"The U.S.-India relationship is vital to both countries," said John Hamre, CSIS president and CEO. "But right now the relationship is at a crossroads. We need to refocus on economics if we want this to become a truly strategic partnership for the twenty-first century."

The Wadhwani Chair, set up with the support of the Wadhwani Foundation, serves as an independent platform in Washington from which to assess major economic, political, and strategic issues in the U.S.-India relationship, CSIS said.

It is focused primarily on policies that accelerate economic development in India, as well as the U.S.-India economic relationship.

Rossow has been a leader in private-sector efforts to increase market access, resolve investor disputes, and discover new business opportunities in India since 1998.
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Source: IANS
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