The Biden administration has been in office for just a little over two months but India has already emerged as an important foreign policy priority for the president and his new team. But what do the United States and India seek to do together? What is the significance of this month’s leadership-level Quad summit? And, at a time when democracy is under stress globally, how are these two democracies managing their own domestic challenges at home?
To discuss these questions and more, the Indian Ambassador to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu joins Milan on the podcast this week. There are few people in the Indian government who have more experience living and working in the United States as Ambassador Sandhu, who is on his third tour of duty in Washington.
Ambassador Sandhu and Milan discuss how U.S.-India relations have evolved since the former’s first posting in Washington in 1997 and what the future might hold for the bilateral partnership. Plus, the two discuss democracy in India, the importance of the Quad, and the state of U.S.-India economic ties.
Episode notes:
The Election Aftermath and Devesh Kapur on the Indian State
Election Postmortem With Tanvi Madan
The End of the Never-Ending Campaign and Gilles Verniers on Data and Elections
Notes from the Campaign Trail and Rukmini S. on Journalism and the 2019 Elections
The Economist on Modi and Rahul Verma on Ideology in Indian Politics
The Hindi Heartland Votes and Niranjan Rajadhyaksha on the Modi Economy
The Mudslinging Campaign and Barkha Dutt on the “Fear” Election of 2019
A Conversation with India’s New CEA Krishnamurthy Subramanian
Modi’s Enduring Popularity, Majoritarian Rhetoric, and Snigdha Poonam on Young Voters
Congress Manifesto, Left Politics, and Shashi Tharoor on the Congress Vision in 2019
First Week of Campaigning and Hasan Minhaj on the Battle for the Soul of India
Corruption, Southern Politics, and Ruchir Sharma Reflects on 25 Years on the Campaign Trail
India’s Economic Woes and the Patchy History of Election Polling
India-Pakistan Tensions and When Foreign Policy Matters for Domestic Politics
India's Strike on Jaish Camp Across the LoC, and Arvind Subramanian on Universal Basic Income
Trailer
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Jim & Bill (It‘s Another Day)
Pharmacy Podcast Network
HauntingLive
The Tucker Carlson Show
The Ben Shapiro Show