Together with India’s World Magazine, we are hosting a panel on the theme “Trump, Xi, Modi and the Asian Balance.” The event will mark the launch of Prof. C. Raja Mohan’s new book, India and the Rebalancing of Asia.

The panel will discuss Asia’s profound geopolitical transformation in the twenty-first century, driven most notably by China’s rapid rise in economic and military power. In India and the Rebalancing of Asia, C. Raja Mohan argues that these shifts have fundamentally altered the regional balance, compelling India to reassess long-held assumptions about power, partnerships, and strategic restraint. Moving beyond traditional ambivalence, New Delhi has gradually repositioned itself as a central actor in shaping Asia’s emerging order.

Anchored in the themes of the book, the discussion will examine how India’s strategic role in Asia is evolving amid intensifying great power rivalry, uncertainty surrounding U.S. global leadership, and China’s expanding regional footprint. It will assess India’s political, economic, and military readiness to play a more consequential role in rebalancing Asia, and explore the implications for regional security architectures, partnerships, and the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific in an increasingly unpredictable global environment.

This event is invites only.

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