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srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/card_expert_thumbnail_l/public/profile-photos/IMG_9815_v3%20%281%29.jpg?h=457c5b6d 1x" media="all and (max-width: 749px)" type="image/jpeg" width="73" height="73"/> <img src="//cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/styles/card_expert_thumbnail_s/public/profile-photos/IMG_9815_v3%20%281%29.jpg?h=457c5b6d" width="55" height="55" alt="" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </div> <a href="https://www.cfr.org/expert/manjari-chatterjee-miller" class="card-expert-small__name" target="_blank"> Manjari Chatterjee Miller </a> <p class="card-expert-small__title"> Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia </p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="card-expert-small "> <div class="card-expert-small__container"> <div class="card-expert-small__info"> <div class="card-expert-small__avatar"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/card_expert_thumbnail_xxxl/public/profile-photos/carlminzner1131_0384.webp?h=602542d1 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1280px)" 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srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/card_expert_thumbnail_l/public/profile-photos/David%20Sacks%20Headshot.webp?h=50567af2 1x" media="all and (max-width: 749px)" type="image/webp" width="73" height="73"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/card_expert_thumbnail_xxxl/public/profile-photos/David%20Sacks%20Headshot.jpg?h=50567af2 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1280px)" type="image/jpeg" width="556" height="556"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/card_expert_thumbnail_l/public/profile-photos/David%20Sacks%20Headshot.jpg?h=50567af2 1x" media="all and (max-width: 1279px) and (min-width: 1024px)" type="image/jpeg" width="73" height="73"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/card_expert_thumbnail_s/public/profile-photos/David%20Sacks%20Headshot.jpg?h=50567af2 1x" media="all and (max-width: 1023px) and (min-width: 750px)" type="image/jpeg" width="55" height="55"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/card_expert_thumbnail_l/public/profile-photos/David%20Sacks%20Headshot.jpg?h=50567af2 1x" media="all and (max-width: 749px)" type="image/jpeg" width="73" height="73"/> <img src="//cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/styles/card_expert_thumbnail_s/public/profile-photos/David%20Sacks%20Headshot.jpg?h=50567af2" width="55" height="55" alt="" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </div> <a href="https://www.cfr.org/expert/david-sacks" class="card-expert-small__name" target="_blank"> David Sacks </a> <p class="card-expert-small__title"> Fellow for Asia Studies </p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="card-expert-small "> <div class="card-expert-small__container"> <div class="card-expert-small__info"> <div class="card-expert-small__avatar"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/card_expert_thumbnail_xxxl/public/profile-photos/Sheila%20A.%20Smith.webp?h=5665536c 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1280px)" type="image/webp" width="556" height="556"/> 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