Jayita Sarkar uncovers how India built its nuclear program from the ground up and challenges the conventional wisdom that India's nuclear ambitions were an inward-looking endeavour ... Read more
Jayita Sarkar uncovers how India built its nuclear program from the ground up and challenges the conventional wisdom that India's nuclear ambitions were an inward-looking endeavour of secretive technocrats. Read more
Seema Sirohi joins Milan this week to unpack the long and complicated history of U.S.-India relations over the last three decades and how the United States has come to view India a ... Read more
Seema Sirohi joins Milan this week to unpack the long and complicated history of U.S.-India relations over the last three decades and how the United States has come to view India as an essential partner as opposed to a strategic problem. Read more
Ronojoy Sen talks to Milan on the podcast this week to discuss the evolution of India's Parliament, the lack of debate around universal suffrage, and where the Parliament can still ... Read more
Ronojoy Sen talks to Milan on the podcast this week to discuss the evolution of India's Parliament, the lack of debate around universal suffrage, and where the Parliament can still make progress as an institution. Read more
Happymon Jacob and Sameer Lalwani join Milan to give their opposing takes on whether India can start to break away from Russia one year after Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Read more
Happymon Jacob and Sameer Lalwani join Milan to give their opposing takes on whether India can start to break away from Russia one year after Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Read more
Dipankar Ghose from the Hindustan Times joins Milan to discuss the Bharat Jodo Yatra, its impact on the Congress Party's electoral fortunes, and Rahul Gandhi's image. Read more
Dipankar Ghose from the Hindustan Times joins Milan to discuss the Bharat Jodo Yatra, its impact on the Congress Party's electoral fortunes, and Rahul Gandhi's image. Read more
Pranay Kotasthane kicks off Season 9 of Grand Tamasha with Milan with a lively discussion on the role and capacity of the Indian state, ideology in Indian politics, and pro-busines ... Read more
Pranay Kotasthane kicks off Season 9 of Grand Tamasha with Milan with a lively discussion on the role and capacity of the Indian state, ideology in Indian politics, and pro-business versus pro-market policies. Read more
One of the blessings (though it sometimes feels like a curse) of hosting Grand Tamasha, Carnegie’s weekly podcast on Indian politics and policy, is that our host Milan Vaishnav end ... Read more
One of the blessings (though it sometimes feels like a curse) of hosting Grand Tamasha, Carnegie’s weekly podcast on Indian politics and policy, is that our host Milan Vaishnav ends up reading a ton of books and interviewing many authors. In what we hope will become an annual holiday tradition, Milan has made a list of his top three India reads of the year, based on some of the books we’ve highlighted on the show’s recently wrapped eighth season. Read more
To commemorate the season finale of Season Eight of Grand Tamasha, Milan welcomes back show regulars Sadanand Dhume (American Enterprise Institute and the Wall Street Journal) and ... Read more
To commemorate the season finale of Season Eight of Grand Tamasha, Milan welcomes back show regulars Sadanand Dhume (American Enterprise Institute and the Wall Street Journal) and Tanvi Madan (Brookings Institution) to discuss the latest developments in the world of Indian politics and policy. The trio discusses the recent elections in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, and Delhi, and what, if anything, they tell us about the political landscape heading into the 2024 general election. They also review Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra and debate the future of the Congress Party. Finally, they discuss the significance of India’s G20 presidency and its domestic political salience. Milan, Tanvi, and Sadanand wrap up the show by highlighting one India-related trend they’ll be keeping their eye on in 2023. Read more
