Stratfor's Chief Geopolitical Analyst Robert D. Kaplan discusses the United States' relationships with several Asian countries and how each could affect the U.S.-China relationship.
Stratfor Vice President of Global Analysis Reva Bhalla discusses how power grid failures in India are symptomatic of its struggle to become an industrial giant despite a weak government and bloated bureaucracy.
The late July power grid outages in northern and eastern India crippled cities and disrupted public transport, hospitals, schools and industry. India's electricity demand has vastly outstripped the supply due to the country's high growth rates over the past several years.
Stratfor Asia analyst John Minnich discusses the importance of India's monsoon season, not only for the country's farmers, but for the internal political system as well.
Stratfor's Chief Geopolitical Analyst Robert D. Kaplan discusses Chinese port expansion in the northern Indian Ocean, including the opening of a $1.5 billion port in Sri Lanka that was constructed and largely financed by the Chinese.
Stratfor's Abe Selig discusses the uneasy interdependence between the United States and Pakistan as both countries try to manage the fallout from the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Stratfor Vice President of Strategic Intelligence Reva Bhalla explains why Pakistan remains unconcerned by growing ties between the United States and India.