Political scientist Kolby Hanson joins Milan Vaishnav on the show this week to discuss the behaviors and recruitment strategies of non-state armed groups, drawing on his research findings in Ordinary Rebels: Rank-and-File Militants between War and Peace.
Journalist Ruhi Tewari joins Milan to explore Indian women's changing place in politics and the narrowing gender gap in voter turnout, drawing on her latest book What Women Want: Understanding the Female Voter in Modern India.
Historian and filmmaker Sam Dalrymple sits down with Milan to explore the unknown story of how the Indian Empire was unmade, the focus of his new book Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia.
Scholars Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian return to the podcast to discuss their new book, A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India's Development Odyssey, an in-depth look at how India undertook a series of pivotal transformations within its economy, society, and political landscape
Former Chief Justice of India's Supreme Court Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud joins Milan on this week's episode to assess the role of the court in India's political environment today.