American Fuel, Indian Potential: Strategies for Influence and Energy Security in the Indo-Pacific
By: Sarah Mena, Hannah Preisinger, Sonja Richardson, and Kiwa Tashiro
This capstone project, titled "American Fuel, Indian Potential: Strategies for Influence and Energy Security in the Indo-Pacific", was developed by graduate students at the University of Washington for the American College of National Security Leaders (ACNSL). The project analyzes how the United States can strategically deepen its energy partnership with India through liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. It assesses India’s growing energy needs, the current limitations in its LNG infrastructure, and the geopolitical competition in the Indo-Pacific energy market. The proposal outlines economic, diplomatic, and technical strategies the U.S. could use to position itself as a key energy partner to India. It emphasizes mutual goals like decarbonization, energy security, and reducing dependency on adversarial suppliers like Russia and China. The students also provide policy recommendations across short, medium, and long-term timeframes to facilitate this bilateral cooperation.
