The Court and the Republic: A Conversation with Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud was the fiftieth chief justice of India. An alumnus of Harvard Law School, he served as additional solicitor g...
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Each week, Milan Vaishnav and his guests from around the world break down the latest developments in Indian politics, economics, foreign policy, society, and culture for a global audience. Grand Tamasha is a co-production of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Hindustan Times. And you are listening to Season 4. This is an HT Smartcast Original.
H-1Bs, India, and the Global Talent Wars
Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced a stunning $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, the main channel through which U.S. employers hire f...
Why Washington Is Wooing Pakistan
One of the most surprising developments in Washington, if you’re a South Asia-watcher, is the surprising turn in U.S.-Pakistan relations. Having large...
From Convergence to Confrontation: Trump’s India Gambit
For a quarter century, Washington policymakers made a strategic bet on India premised on the belief that shared values, shared interests, and a shared...
Can Europe be India's Plan B?
India’s once-flourishing ties with Washington have soured in Trump’s second term, marked by punishing tariffs and penalties over Russian oil. This tur...
K.M. Panikkar and the Making of Modern India
A Man for All Seasons: The Life of K.M. Panikkar is the new book by the author Narayani Basu. It documents the life and times of one of modern India’s...
Vajpayee and the Making of the Modern BJP
Believer’s Dilemma: Vajpayee and the Hindu Right’s Path to Power, 1977-2018 is the much anticipated second volume of author Abhishek Choudhary’s biogr...
Trade Wars: Trump Targets India
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order slapping India with a 25 percent special tariff due to its purchases of Russian oil. ...
What Kind of Great Power Will India Become?
Two summers ago, Ashley J. Tellis published an essay in Foreign Affairs titled, “America’s Bad Bet on India,” which led to an extended, highly charged...
Hindutva Politics in the Diaspora
How and why did Hindu nationalism become popular among India’s diaspora after India’s independence in 1947? This is the central question of Hindu Nati...