Podcast Episodes

Can India Keep Its Balance in West Asia?

Season 15 Episode 17

For more than a decade, India has steadily deepened its ties with the Gulf while trying to balance competing interests across the region. But today, …

4 months ago

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Flash Episode: India's 2026 Elections Explained

Season 15 Episode 16

** NOTE TO LISTENERS: This week, we are releasing a special “flash episode” of Grand Tamasha to recap India’s recently concluded 2026 state assembly …

4 months, 1 week ago

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India’s Delimitation Dilemma

Season 15 Episode 15

India hasn’t updated how political power is distributed across its states in five decades—and the consequences are mounting. At the heart of delimita…

4 months, 1 week ago

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India’s Youth Boom Meets a Jobs Bust

Season 15 Episode 14

For more than three decades, India’s growth story has rested on the promise of a large and youthful workforce—but whether that promise is being reali…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Indian Who Helped Build Silicon Valley

Season 15 Episode 13

Over the past several decades, the story of Silicon Valley has been deeply intertwined with the story of Indian immigrants—engineers, entrepreneurs, …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

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India’s Middle Class Hits a Breaking Point

Season 15 Episode 12

For decades, India’s growth story has rested on the spectacular rise of its middle class. But a new book argues that this very group—roughly 40 milli…

5 months ago

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Inside The Complex: Family, Power, and India in Turmoil

Season 15 Episode 11

On this week’s show, Milan sits down with the novelist Karan Mahajan, author of a much-anticipated new novel, The Complex. Karan and Milan discussed …

5 months, 1 week ago

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Can India Thrive in Trump’s World?

Season 15 Episode 10

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has once again altered the contours of international politics. For India, this evolving context raises sever…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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Inside Washington: Ami Bera on Shifting U.S.–India Ties

Season 15 Episode 9

Over the past two decades, Washington and New Delhi have drawn steadily closer—driven by shared concerns about China, expanding economic ties, and a …

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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Bangladesh’s Political Reset

Season 15 Episode 8

For decades, Bangladesh has long oscillated between competitive democracy and dominant-party rule. In 2024, mass protests brought an abrupt end to Pr…

5 months, 4 weeks ago

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