After a short holiday break, this week we kick off the ninth season of Grand Tamasha. Milan’s guest on the show is Pranay Kotasthane, author of the new book—Missing In Action: Why You Should Care About Public Policy, co-authored with Raghu Jaitley.
What is the Indian state? How does it work? How does it fail? And how can it evolve? These are just some of the questions that this important new book tries to tackle.
Unlike most books in this genre, it is written for the proverbial man or woman on the street, refraining from jargon and acronyms to educate, and possibly even entertain, readers interested in how policy is made.
Pranay, who serves as deputy director at the Takshashila Institution in Bangalore, and Milan discuss the difference between a democracy and a republic, the role of ideology in Indian politics, pro-business vs. pro-market policies, and the enduring weakness of the Indian state. Plus, the two discuss the shrinking of the “middle” space in public discourse and what that means for the future of Indian democracy.
Busting India’s Demographic Myths
Dr. S. Jaishankar on the Future of U.S.-India Relations
Identifying the New India
What Really Happened in India's 2024 General Election?
Looking Back at U.S.-India Relations in the Biden Era
The Dilemma of an Indian Liberal
India's 2024 Election—and its Aftermath
Making 'Make In India' Come Alive
Decoding the 2024 Indian General Elections
The Lessons of Gujarat Under Modi
A Blueprint for India’s State Capacity Revolution
How India's Economy Can Break the Mold
What Rahul Gandhi Wants
Inside the BJP Campaign
The Great Indian Poverty—and Inequality—Debate
Previewing India's 2024 General Election
Is India Ready to Launch?
Decoding the Indian Economy
Savarkar, In His Own Words
The Citizenship Amendment Act's Next Chapter
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