Senior Fellow + Director, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and host of the "Grand Tamasha" podcast (grandtamasha.com). https://milanvaishnav.substack.com/https://bsky.app/profile/milanv.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/milanv.bsky.social/post/3lond7sc4622gNew #GrandTamasha out: @willdalrymple.bsky.social joins me to discuss the lost and oft forgotten "Indosphere"--the subject of his new book, "The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World" https://grand-tamasha.simplecast.com/episodes/recovering-the-lost-indosphere08 May 2025 06:52 +0000at://did:plc:tk7wxv2of4afxfdcfzbig5gb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lond7sc4622ghttps://bsky.app/profile/milanv.bsky.social/post/3lnkdxd4crc2pThis week on #GrandTamasha, @louisetillin.bsky.social joins me to discuss her new book, "Making India Work: The Development of Welfare in a Multi-Level Democracy," which examines the evolution of India's welfare state over the last century https://grand-tamasha.simplecast.com/episodes/indias-precocious-welfare-state24 Apr 2025 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:tk7wxv2of4afxfdcfzbig5gb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnkdxd4crc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/milanv.bsky.social/post/3lm6d2d3dak2vICYMI, @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social was my guest on #GrandTamasha last week. We discussed his new book, "The Reactionary Spirit" and the worrisome spread of a new form of authoritarianism. New episodes every Tuesday 9 pm ET (Wednesday 6:30 pm IST) https://grand-tamasha.simplecast.com/episodes/the-reactionary-spirit-in-americaand-abroad06 Apr 2025 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:tk7wxv2of4afxfdcfzbig5gb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm6d2d3dak2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/milanv.bsky.social/post/3llthkpqxkk2pNew #GrandTamasha out now: Journalist @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social of @vox.com joins me to discuss his recent book, "The Reactionary Spirit," which explores the emergence of a new style of authoritarianism in the United States--and abroad https://grand-tamasha.simplecast.com/episodes/the-reactionary-spirit-in-americaand-abroad02 Apr 2025 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:tk7wxv2of4afxfdcfzbig5gb/app.bsky.feed.post/3llthkpqxkk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/milanv.bsky.social/post/3llm7inapa22kOur latest @hindustan-times.bsky.social column looks at changes in Indian American attitudes, at home in the United States and vis-a-vis India. Here's a chart characterizing changes in support for the Democrats and support for Narendra Modi between 2020-2024. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Mar 2025 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:tk7wxv2of4afxfdcfzbig5gb/app.bsky.feed.post/3llm7inapa22khttps://bsky.app/profile/milanv.bsky.social/post/3lk6hjkxu3c2nHow do Indian Americans feel about leading Indian political figures and organizations? Here's a chart from our latest @carnegieendowment.org report, drawing on a nationally representative survey of Indian Americans conducted w/ @today.yougov.com https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/03/foreign-policy-attitudes-of-indian-americans-2024-survey-results?lang=en12 Mar 2025 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:tk7wxv2of4afxfdcfzbig5gb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk6hjkxu3c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/milanv.bsky.social/post/3lk6hgxjwlc2nThis week on #GrandTamasha: @taravarma.bsky.social of @brookings.edu joins me to discuss the reordering of the Trans-Atlantic relationship and the implications for India and global order. Listen: https://grand-tamasha.simplecast.com/episodes/india-and-the-reordering-of-transatlantic-relations12 Mar 2025 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:tk7wxv2of4afxfdcfzbig5gb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk6hgxjwlc2n