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Sumitra Badrinathan and Devesh Kapur on How Indian Americans View India
Season 5 Episode 2
Indian Americans are now the second-largest immigrant group in the United States. Their growing political influence and their courtship by the Indian…
5 years, 7 months ago
Sukumar Ranganathan on India’s Budget Breakthrough
Season 5 Episode 1
On Monday, the Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented one of the most highly anticipated Indian budgets in recent memory. Facing a glob…
5 years, 7 months ago
Vinay Sitapati on the Political History of the BJP Before Modi
Season 4 Episode 17
This week on the show, Milan sits down with Vinay Sitapati, political scientist and author of the blockbuster new book, Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Mo…
5 years, 9 months ago
Ravinder Kaur on India’s “Brand New Nation”
Season 4 Episode 16
By now, we are all familiar with the catch phrases, colorful billboards, and slick branding: Incredible India. India Shining. Make in India. New Indi…
5 years, 9 months ago
Chinmay Tumbe on India's Age of Pandemics: Then and Now
Season 4 Episode 15
Although this history has largely been forgotten today, India was the epicenter of three major pandemics throughout the 19th and early 20th century. …
5 years, 9 months ago
Evan Feigenbaum on Asia's Fragmented Future
Season 4 Episode 14
Of the many questions being asked about U.S. president-elect Joe Biden’s foreign policy, chief among them is how the new president might handle relat…
5 years, 9 months ago
Sadanand Dhume and Tanvi Madan on Biden, Bihar, and U.S.-India Bonhomie
Season 4 Episode 13
Last week, the world saw two highly anticipated elections come to an end. The never-ending 2020 U.S. presidential election finally came to a close—wi…
5 years, 10 months ago
Viral Acharya on India’s Quest for Financial Stability
Season 4 Episode 12
Thanks to the COVID-19 crisis, India’s economy is expected to shrink by at least 9 percent this fiscal year—a gut punch that comes on the heels of se…
5 years, 10 months ago
Rukmini on What Data Tells Us About India's COVID-19 Fight
Season 4 Episode 11
Since the onset of the novel Coronavirus, award-winning data journalist Rukmini has investigated the virus’ spread in India like very few people have…
5 years, 10 months ago
Pankaj Mishra on the Crisis of Liberalism in India and the World
Season 4 Episode 10
Pankaj Mishra is the acclaimed author of numerous books of fiction and non-fiction. He is a frequent contributor to some of the world’s top publicati…
5 years, 10 months ago