India

Reinhold Niebuhr & India’s Tragic Choice in Afghanistan

India’s outreach to the Taliban since 2021 reflects the tragic decisions all nations must face between bad and worse actors

What a Bollywood Blockbuster Says about the Rise of Hindu Power

“Dhurandhar” highlights India’s changing attitudes towards Pakistan, America, and the world—and its own destiny as a great power.

Episode 88 | How Hindu Political Theology Halted, then Restarted Indian Nuclear Proliferation

Providence Editor James Diddams is joined by Bill Drexel to discuss his article “How Competing Hindu Theologies Drove India’s Nuclear Decision Making—In Opposite Directions.”

The Enduring Geopolitical Tragedy of India’s Partition

Recent terror attacks in India are the latest manifestation of the enduring geopolitical consequences of the 1947 partition

How Competing Hindu Theologies Drove India’s Nuclear Decision Making—In Opposite Directions 

Indian history shows that religious idealism can be just as influential a motivation for and against nuclear proliferation as realist calculations.

Progressive Internationalism is Counterproductive to American Interests

The promotion of progressive policy abroad, like an almost-pacifist approach to resolving conflict and advocacy for abortion access, is counterproductive to the securing of American interests and national security

Christmas Attacks: Part of a Growing Trend of Violence Against Christians

Anti-Christian persecution has only increased in the last few years, both in the West and the developing world, with Christmas attacks being a prime example

America Must Not Alienate India and Japan as Conservative Democracies

As competition with China intensifies, the US cannot afford to alienate Japan and India as nations with a strong sense of national identity

Forced Conversions of Christians in India 

A disturbing trend of forced or coerced conversions of Christians to Hinduism is emerging in India