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...
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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.
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...
A Reappraisal of Indira Gandhi’s Life—and Legacy
Indira Gandhi’s ascent as prime minister of India in 1966 seems obvious with the benefit of hindsight, but it was entirely unforeseen at the time.With...
The Secret to Indian Americans' Success
Indian Genius: The Meteoric Rise of Indians in America is a new book by the author and journalist Meenakshi Ahamed. While many immigrant groups have f...
Decolonization and India’s Constitutional Order
Anticolonial movements of the 20th century generated audacious ideas of freedom. After decolonization, however, the challenge was to give an instituti...
How This India-Pakistan Conflict Will Shape the Next One
At this point, you’ve probably read 1,001 post-mortem analyses of the India-Pakistan conflict, desperately searching for some new nugget or data point...
Operation Sindoor and South Asia’s Uncertain Future
On Saturday, India and Pakistan announced a ceasefire, ending—at least for now—the latest bout of armed conflict between the two South Asian rivals. T...
India’s Precocious Welfare State
In India today, so many political debates are focused on welfare and welfarism. It seems that state after state is competing to offer the most elector...
Trade, Tariffs, and India's Silver Lining
On April 2nd, the U.S. government announced a host of sweeping tariff hikes with every single one of America's trading partners. The aim of the so-cal...
A New Era of Electioneering in India
Over the last decade, election campaigns in India have undergone a dramatic shift. Political parties increasingly rely on political consulting firms, ...