America’s presidential elections are over, but the existential challenges for its democracy and governance have just begun.
The South Asia Program informs policy debates relating to the region’s security, economy, and political development. From strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific to India’s internal dynamics and U.S. engagement with the region, the program offers in-depth, rigorous research and analysis on South Asia’s most critical challenges.
Darshana M. Baruah
Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program
Anirudh Burman
Associate Research Director and Fellow, Carnegie India
Rudra Chaudhuri
Director, Carnegie India
Toby Dalton
Senior Fellow and Co-director, Nuclear Policy Program
Evan A. Feigenbaum
Vice President for Studies, Acting Director, Carnegie China
Vijay Gokhale
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Carnegie India
Christophe Jaffrelot
Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program
Rohan Mukherjee
Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program
George Perkovich
Japan Chair for a World Without Nuclear Weapons, Vice President for Studies
Satyendra Prasad
Nonresident Senior Fellow, South Asia Program, Sustainability, Climate and Geopolitics Program
Srinath Raghavan
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Security Studies Program
Suyash Rai
Fellow, Carnegie India
Nikita Singla
Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program
Paul Staniland
Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program
Ashley J. Tellis
Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs
Milan Vaishnav
Director and Senior Fellow, South Asia Program
Zoha Waseem
Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program
Each week, Milan Vaishnav and his guests from around the world break down the latest developments in Indian politics, economics, foreign policy, society, and culture for a global audience. Grand Tamasha is a co-production of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Hindustan Times.
America’s presidential elections are over, but the existential challenges for its democracy and governance have just begun.
A discussion about the political inclinations of Indian Americans in the leadup to the 2024 election
A conversation about how Indian Americans will be voting in the upcoming 2024 presidential election.
Ahead of the November U.S. election, a new Carnegie survey reveals the political preferences and issues animating Indian Americans, many of which challenge conventional electoral wisdom.
The country’s future has many open questions and few answers after the collapse of the Hasina government.
An examination of President Joe Biden’s legacy for India-U.S. ties and the potential impact of a Donald Trump or Kamala Harris administration on bilateral relations.
Nuclear power represents an unfulfilled promise in India. Yet the ambition to become a developed economy by 2047 and achieve net zero emissions by 2070 will require large investments in nuclear energy—which in turn demand bold reforms in India’s nuclear estate and greater foreign participation in its nuclear industry.
The resurgence of coalition politics in New Delhi and the presence of a stronger political opposition raise the question of whether the 2024 verdict reflects a repudiation of the fourth party system. A dispassionate analysis of newly available data suggests that many attributes of the new party system persist.
A discussion about Japan's evolving role in the Indian Ocean.