Milan Vaishnav... on India - America relations and diaspora politics

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Abhay shares a compelling discussion with Milan Vaishnav, director of the South Asia program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. They chatted about the intriguing shifts in political allegiances among the Indian Americans, the concept of "Modi Democrats," the broader implications of US- India relations, and the optimism he has for continuing to study the global Indian diaspora.

(0:00 - 2:41) Introduction
(2:41) Part 1 - questions to ask today as an Indian American, affirming political movements
(16:40) Part 2 - reform and faith in institutions, personal journey to pursue scholarship, praise and continued blind spots for the Modi government
(36:22) Part 3 - India as a global power, academic roundtables to kitchen tables, optimism
(50:07) Conclusion

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