Milan Vaishnav

Director and Senior Fellow
South Asia Program
Milan Vaishnav is a senior fellow and director of the South Asia Program and the host of the Grand Tamasha podcast at Carnegie, where he focuses on India's political economy, governance, state capacity, distributive politics, and electoral behavior.
Education

PhD, Political Science, Columbia University
MA, MPhil, Political Science, Columbia University
BA, International Relations, University of Pennsylvania 

Languages
  • English

Latest Analysis

    • Commentary

    On Books And Writing

    • February 05, 2017
    • Huffington Post

    There is a trade-off between going deep and going broad, but authors who are researchers need to push themselves to look for questions that stretch the boundaries of what is known.

    • Commentary

    Why India’s Electorate Chooses to Vote for Politicians With Criminal Records

    • February 03, 2017
    • Huffington Post

    In India’s boisterous democracy, the debate over the role of crime in politics is raging ahead—although understanding of the underlying drivers is still inchoate.

    • Multimedia

    Milan Vaishnav on Corruption in Indian Politics

    • February 02, 2017

    Carnegie Senior Fellow Milan Vaishnav discusses his groundbreaking new book, When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian Politics, which takes readers deep into the marketplace for criminal politicians. Vaishnav discusses his findings on the inner-workings of democracy’s underbelly, and how his work might illuminate the current U.S. political climate. (Runtime - 25:50)

    • Commentary

    Crafty Indian Politicians Can Game the New Political Funding Rules Even in Their Sleep

    • February 01, 2017
    • Quartz

    While the reforms to political finance announced as part of the India’s 2017 Budget are a step in the right direction, they will do little to change the reality of non-transparent political funding.

    • Commentary

    Governance Failure Fuels Muscle in Politics

    • January 30, 2017
    • Business Standard

    Money and muscle coexist throughout India. This nexus thrives in a post-industrial society because of a failure in governance.

    • Commentary

    Anant Singh: The Ganglord of Mokama

    • January 27, 2017
    • Livemint

    Despite public knowledge of the crimes he has committed, Anant Singh is a popular politician in India.

    • Commentary

    Why Money and Muscle Still Rule in Indian Politics

    • January 16, 2017
    • Reuters

    Failures in governance in India have given criminal politicians currency with the masses. Political finance reform and improvements in governance are needed to stop the influence of money and muscle.

    • Commentary

    People Choose Criminal Politicians as They’re Seen to Get Things Done

    • January 15, 2017
    • Times of India

    In India, criminal politicians are fielded because their wealth appeals to political parties, and elected because voters see criminality as as sign of their credibility to “get things done.”

    • Commentary

    Purify the Parties

    • January 05, 2017
    • Indian Express

    Prime Minister Modi has pitched demonetization as a fight against corruption in India. But to truly free politics from black money, the government must take concrete steps to reform political finance.

    • Commentary

    A Familiar Story: Donald Trump and India’s Criminal Politicians

    • January 04, 2017
    • Diplomat

    In India, distrust of government and social cleavages encourage voters to support those who bend the rules to defend their communities. Similar conditions in the United States contributed to Trump’s election.

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