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.
Rearranging Marriage in Modern India
South Asia's Economic Turmoil
When and Why Do India and Pakistan Fight
How China Sees India With Ambassador Shyam Saran
Season Finale: Where is Indian Foreign Policy Going?
How Five-Year Plans Shaped India's Economy—and Democracy
What Kind of World Power Does India Want to Be?
The Indo-Australian Vote and Milan’s Delhi Reunion
Inside Sri Lanka's Economic Meltdown
Mr. Modi Goes to Europe
Pakistan After Imran Khan
U.S.-India Ties After the ‘2+2’ Summit
Making Development Work for the Poor
Religious Polarization in Karnataka
Democracy and Anti-Corruption Protests in India
Russia, China, and Pivotal State Elections
How to Fix India’s Water Crisis
The Road to the 2024 Election Starts Now
How Will the Ukraine Crisis Impact India’s Economy?
India's High-Wire Act on Russia-Ukraine
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