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Previewing India’s G20 Agenda
Season 8 Episode 13
In December, India will assume the presidency of the G20, an international forum comprising the world’s twenty largest economies. It’s India’s first …
3 years, 9 months ago
Indian Media's Moment of Reckoning
Season 8 Episode 12
A recent controversy involving the online news site the Wire and the tech giant Meta has sparked a new debate on the media in India. The recent contr…
3 years, 9 months ago
How Rising Powers Can Make—Or Break—International Order
Season 8 Episode 11
Why do rising powers on the global stage sometimes challenge an international order that enables their growth, yet at other times support an order th…
3 years, 10 months ago
Inside the COP27 Showdown
Season 8 Episode 10
This week, climate negotiators and world leaders from around 200 countries are descending on the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el Sheikh for COP27—th…
3 years, 10 months ago
India’s Hidden Treatise on Statecraft
Season 8 Episode 9
Regular Grand Tamasha listeners will recall that Milan had the scholar Rahul Sagar on the podcast several months ago to talk about his new book, To R…
3 years, 10 months ago
Southern Asia's Nuclear Future With Ashley J. Tellis
Season 8 Episode 8
The competitive and often antagonistic relationships between China, India, and Pakistan have roots that predate their possession of nuclear weaponry.…
3 years, 10 months ago
Making the Indian Economy Work for Women
Season 8 Episode 7
Shaili Chopra was a well-known business journalist, working for outlets such as NDTV Profit and ET Now, before she decided to leave prime-time journa…
3 years, 10 months ago
Congress Drama, Indian Diplomacy, and the Diaspora
Season 8 Episode 6
These days, the world of Indian politics and policy appears to be moving at warp speed—even by Indian standards. To make sense of all the latest deve…
3 years, 11 months ago
Rohini Nilekani on the Secret to Successful Governance
Season 8 Episode 5
Rohini Nilekani is an author and philanthropist who has worked for over three decades in India’s social sectors. She is the founder of Arghyam, a fou…
3 years, 11 months ago
Rearranging Marriage in Modern India
Season 8 Episode 4
The Newlyweds: Rearranging Marriage in Modern India is a moving account of love in contemporary India. The book’s author, Mansi Choksi, follows three…
3 years, 11 months ago