Devesh Kapur

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Internal Security in India: Violence, Order, and the State
October 2, 2023

India is the largest democracy in the world, and maintaining peace and security can be a daunting challenge. A new volume Internal Security in India: Violence, Order, and the State (Oxford, 2023) examines these challenges. Listen with editors Amit Ahuja and Devesh Kapur, as well as Rachel Kleinfeld.

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Indo-Australian Voters and the 2022 General Election

Support for Australia’s leading opposition force, the Labor Party, among voters with Indian origins may be a sign of a coming change in power, but neither major party can take their support for granted.

· May 18, 2022
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Britain’s New Swing Voters? A Survey of British Indian Attitudes

As the demographic weight and political influence of British Indians in the United Kingdom continue to increase, this study provides an empirically robust and analytically nuanced picture of the attitudes of this increasingly important demographic

· November 18, 2021
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Social Realities of Indian Americans: Results From the 2020 Indian American Attitudes Survey

As the profile of the Indian American community has grown, so too has its economic, political, and social influence. But how Indian Americans choose to deploy this influence remains an open question.

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· June 9, 2021
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Social Realities of Indian Americans: Findings From the 2020 Indian American Attitudes Survey
June 9, 2021

As the number of Indian Americans in the United States has swelled north of 4 million, the community’s diversity has also grown and yet there is surprisingly little systematic data on the everyday social realities of Indian Americans.

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On India, a Fracture in The Diaspora

People of Indian origin constitute one of the largest diasporas in the world, residing in at least 200 countries. The stock of Indian migrants has almost tripled over the past three decades, from 6.6 million in 1990 to 17.9 million in 2020.

· February 9, 2021
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How Do Indian Americans View India? Results From the 2020 Indian American Attitudes Survey

Indian Americans are now the second-largest immigrant group in the United States. Their growing political influence and the role the diaspora plays in Indian foreign policy therefore raises important questions—about how Indian Americans view India, the political changes underway there, and the course of U.S.-India relations.

· February 9, 2021
In The Media
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Why Indian Americans Are Not Becoming Republicans Any Time Soon

Even if Indian Americans have not traditionally voted Republican, some media reports have speculated that the Democratic Party’s grip on the community could unravel in 2020 for at least two reasons.

· October 15, 2020
In The Media
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Indian-Americans Are With Democrats

On issues ranging from immigration to press freedom, the policy preferences of Indian-Americans line up remarkably well with those of the political Left. Indeed, the leading reason Democrats and independents cite for their aversion to the Republican Party is the latter’s intolerance of minorities.

· October 15, 2020
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How Will Indian Americans Vote? Results From the 2020 Indian American Attitudes Survey

Even though Indian Americans comprise slightly more than 1 percent of the total U.S. population—and less than 1 percent of all registered voters—both major parties are leaving no stone unturned in reaching out to this community. Yet, despite the rising political profile of Indian Americans, their political attitudes are woefully under-studied.

· October 14, 2020