Aparna Pande

Research Fellow, India and South Asia

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Aparna Pande is research fellow at Hudson Institute. Her major field of interest is South Asia, with a special focus on India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, foreign policy, and security.

Biography

Aparna Pande is a research fellow at Hudson Institute. Dr. Pande wrote her PhD dissertation on Pakistan’s foreign policy. Her major field of interest is South Asia with a special focus on India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, foreign policy, and security. Aparna has contributed to the American Interest, the Hindustan Times, the Times of India, the Live Mint, Huffington Post, the Sunday Guardian, The Print, and RealClearWorld.

A 1993 graduate of Delhi University, Dr. Pande holds a master of arts in history from St. Stephens College at Delhi University and a master of philosophy in international relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University. Dr. Pande received a doctorate in political science from Boston University in 2010.

Dr. Pande’s book's include Explaining Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: Escaping India (Routledge, 2011), From Chanakya to Modi: Evolution of India’s Foreign Policy (Harper Collins, 2017), Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Pakistan (Routledge, August 2017), and Making India Great: The Promise of a Reluctant Global Power (Harper Collins, 2020). 

 

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10
December 2024
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
India and China in 2025
Featured Speakers:
Aparna Pande
Jonathan Ward
Dr. Daniel Markey
Elizabeth Threlkeld
Indian army soldiers walk near Zojila mountain pass that connects Srinagar to Ladakh on February 28, 2021. (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images)
10
December 2024
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
India and China in 2025

Join Hudson experts for an preview of India-China relations in 2025.

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Indian army soldiers walk near Zojila mountain pass that connects Srinagar to Ladakh on February 28, 2021. (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Aparna Pande
Jonathan Ward
Dr. Daniel Markey
Elizabeth Threlkeld
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10
October 2024
Past Event
AI for Economic Growth: Strengthening the US-India Innovation Partnership
Featured Speakers:
Arthur Herman
Amy Hariani
Hon. Manisha Singh
Nicholas Bramble
Minister Ajay Kumar
Moderator:
Aparna Pande
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10
October 2024
Past Event
AI for Economic Growth: Strengthening the US-India Innovation Partnership

This panel will explore the evolving role of AI in fostering economic growth, enhancing bilateral cooperation, and addressing regulatory and ethical challenges. Featuring insights from key US and Indian government officials, industry leaders, and experts in technology policy, the discussion will focus on how both nations can harness AI’s potential to build a stronger, more innovative digital economy.

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Featured Speakers:
Arthur Herman
Amy Hariani
Hon. Manisha Singh
Nicholas Bramble
Minister Ajay Kumar
Moderator:
Aparna Pande
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October 2024
Past Event
Bangladesh: What’s Next?
Featured Speakers:
Aparna Pande
Ambassador Harshvardhan Shringla
Ambassador Farooq Sobhan
Professor Irfan Nooruddin
Anti-Discrimination Student Movement holds a rally to mark one month since the ousting of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on September 5, 2024. (Rehman Asad/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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October 2024
Past Event
Bangladesh: What’s Next?

Join Hudson for a conversation on developments in Bangladesh and their importance to US interests with former Foreign Secretary of India Harshvardhan Shringla, former Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh Farooq Sobhan, and Georgetown University Professor of Indian Politics Irfan Nooruddin. Dr. Aparna Pande will moderate the conversation.

Anti-Discrimination Student Movement holds a rally to mark one month since the ousting of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on September 5, 2024. (Rehman Asad/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Aparna Pande
Ambassador Harshvardhan Shringla
Ambassador Farooq Sobhan
Professor Irfan Nooruddin
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16
September 2024
Past Event
Motwani Jadeja US-India Dialogue Series | The United States and India: Milestones Reached and the Pathway Ahead
Featured Speakers:
Aparna Pande
Richard R. Verma
Flags on display at Hyderabad House during the India and United States of America Summit meeting on February 25, 2020. (Pallava Bagla/Corbis via Getty Images)
16
September 2024
Past Event
Motwani Jadeja US-India Dialogue Series | The United States and India: Milestones Reached and the Pathway Ahead

Please join Deputy Secretary of State and former Ambassador to India Richard R. Verma and Hudson’s Dr. Aparna Pande for a conversation on the progress the US and India have made and the major lines of effort ahead.

Flags on display at Hyderabad House during the India and United States of America Summit meeting on February 25, 2020. (Pallava Bagla/Corbis via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Aparna Pande
Richard R. Verma
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