Can India Become a Leading Power?
Dr. Ashley J. Tellis

May 11, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for India to become a leading power represents a change in how the country’s top political leadership conceives of its role in international politics. In Modi’s vision, a leading power is essentially a great power. However, India will only acquire this status when its economic foundations, its state institutions, and its military capabilities are truly robust. It will take concerted effort to reach this pinnacle—can India get there?

The paper on which the talk is based can be found at: carnegieendowment.org

Ashley J. Tellis is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace specializing in international security, defense, and Asian strategic issues. While on assignment to the U.S. Department of State as senior adviser to the under secretary of state for political affairs, he was intimately involved in negotiating the civil nuclear agreement with India. Previously, he was commissioned into the Foreign Service and served as senior adviser to the ambassador at the U.S. embassy in New Delhi. He also served on the National Security Council staff as special assistant to the president and senior director for strategic planning and Southwest Asia.

Can India Become A Leading Power?

The Center for Global Security Research (CGSR) sponsored this seminar entitled "Can India Become A Leading Power?" on May 11, 2016 at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The seminar was presented by Dr. Ashley Tellis of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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