Milan Vaishnav

The Stunning Reversal in U.S.-India Relations Why is Donald Trump turning on his ideological ally Narendra Modi?

Why is Donald Trump turning on his ideological ally Narendra Modi? How is India responding?

Read @newyorker.com's interview with @milanv.bsky.social:

Trump’s H-1B Gambit Will Gut American Universities The financial stakes alone are enormous.

International students are critically important for U.S. universities, and for the U.S. economy. President Trump’s staggering new H-1B visa fee puts both at risk.

@milanv.bsky.social and Devesh Kapur explain, for Emissary: carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...

The Stunning Reversal in U.S.-India Relations Why is Donald Trump turning on his ideological ally Narendra Modi?

Six years ago, President Trump told India’s PM Narendra Modi he had never had a better friend as President than him. This summer, U.S.-India relations hit their lowest point in decades.

@milanv.bsky.social, with Isaac Chotiner for the @newyorker.com, explains why: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

🆕| In recent years, there is growing concern that the integrity of India's electoral processes has atrophied.

@milanv.bsky.social examines the emerging threats to electoral integrity in his latest for @policystudiesorg.bsky.social's "India Politics and Policy"👇
www.ippjournal.org/assessing-th...

Does “One Nation, One Election” Make Sense for India? The government’s controversial proposal to hold all union and state elections simultaneously would streamline the electoral process—but betrays a heavy-handed approach that could create new problems w...

🆕| One Nation, One Election would replace India’s current system of staggered elections with a framework of simultaneous elections. Does this proposal make sense for India?

@milanv.bsky.social, Caroline Mallory, & Annabel Richter's latest for @carnegieendowment.org👇

How India Can Placate America In a reversal, it’s time for New Delhi to be generous with Washington.

Trump has ended—or at least paused—the U.S. policy of strategic altruism towards India. Now, it is New Delhi that must embrace delayed reciprocity from the U.S.

@milanv.bsky.social argues for @foreignaffairs.com👇

How India Can Placate America In a reversal, it’s time for New Delhi to be generous with Washington.

The Trump administration's main goal in international relations is dominance, says @milanv.bsky.social – a challenge for India, where previous U.S. governments practiced “strategic altruism.” Now, it's India’s turn to be altruistic.

Milan in @foreignaffairs.com:

🆕| "In a country like India, the similarity between parties...explains the prevalence of defections—and the harmony between limited polarization and considerable fragmentation."

Read @milanv.bsky.social & Madhav Khosla's latest on @jackbalkin.bsky.social's "Balkinisation"👇

How Indian Americans Live: Results From the 2024 Indian American Attitudes Survey Examining the ways Indian Americans establish their identities in America, engage with civic and political institutions in the United States, and maintain connections with their Indian roots.

🆕| How do Indian Americans engage with U.S. civic and political institutions? How do they maintain connections with their Indian roots while establishing their identities in America?

@milanv.bsky.social, Sumitra Badrinathan, Devesh Kapur, & Annabel Richter examine for @carnegieendowment.org👇

Global Challenges to Democracy Cambridge Core - Comparative Politics - Global Challenges to Democracy

🆕| Is India becoming an "elections-only" democracy?

@milanv.bsky.social examines how the BJP's single-party dominance has altered the behaviors of India's referee institutions.

Read his chapter in Global Challenges to Democracy, available now👇
www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...

Decolonization and India’s Constitutional Order | Grand Tamasha Scholar Sandipto Dasgupta's new book, "Legalizing the Revolution: India and the Constitution of the Postcolony," explores India's post-colonial development and institutional reform. He joins Milan thi...

Really enjoyed this long conversation with @milanv.bsky.social about my book
grand-tamasha.simplecast.com/episodes/dec...

What could this week’s developments mean for both India and Pakistan – and does the conflict have an off-ramp? @pstaniland.bsky.social explained.

New #GrandTamasha out: @willdalrymple.bsky.social joins me to discuss the lost and oft forgotten "Indosphere"--the subject of his new book, "The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World" grand-tamasha.simplecast.com/episodes/rec...

The Life, Death, and Legacy of Gauri Lankesh | Grand Tamasha Journalist Rollo Romig joins Milan to discuss the life and legacy of Gauri Lankesh, the focus of his new book, and his experiences reporting and writing from South India.

One of our #GrandTamasha guests is a Pulitzer finalist!

Rollo Romig joined @milanv.bsky.social to discuss the legacy of journalist Gauri Lankesh, the focus of his Pulitzer-finalist book. Listen to their conversation – & learn more about the book – here: grand-tamasha.simplecast.com/episodes/the...

This week on #GrandTamasha, @louisetillin.bsky.social joins me to discuss her new book, "Making India Work: The Development of Welfare in a Multi-Level Democracy," which examines the evolution of India's welfare state over the last century grand-tamasha.simplecast.com/episodes/ind...

Demanding Violence, Punishing Peace: Support for Party Violence in India | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja

My article with U Daxecker titled "Demanding Violence, Punishing Peace: Support for Party Violence in India" has been accepted for publication by The Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social.

Below is a 🧵explaining the argument, the empirical case, and many thank you(s).

doi.org/10.1086/736113

Misinformation, Narratives, and Intergroup Attitudes: Evidence from India | The Journal of Politics: Vol 87, No 2 Much research examines citizens’ beliefs in misinformation and whether these beliefs can be corrected, but we know far less about how misinformation impacts social attitudes. We propose that misinform...

My article with @hannefjelde.bsky.social & U Daxecker is now published in V87(2) of @thejop.bsky.social. Here is 🧵summarizing our findings:

We argue that misinformation can induce affective shifts that increase out-group animosity and fuel polarization.

doi.org/10.1086/732979

ICYMI, @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social was my guest on #GrandTamasha last week. We discussed his new book, "The Reactionary Spirit" and the worrisome spread of a new form of authoritarianism. New episodes every Tuesday 9 pm ET (Wednesday 6:30 pm IST) grand-tamasha.simplecast.com/episodes/the...

New #GrandTamasha out now: Journalist @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social of @vox.com joins me to discuss his recent book, "The Reactionary Spirit," which explores the emergence of a new style of authoritarianism in the United States--and abroad grand-tamasha.simplecast.com/episodes/the...

Our latest @hindustan-times.bsky.social column looks at changes in Indian American attitudes, at home in the United States and vis-a-vis India. Here's a chart characterizing changes in support for the Democrats and support for Narendra Modi between 2020-2024.

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"Democratic Backsliding: How It Happens and How It Can Be Countered," ed. by @jennifermccoy.bsky.social @beattyriedl.bsky.social @muratsomer-eng.bsky.social & Kenneth Roberts, with articles from @carnegieendowment.org's Thomas Carothers and @milanv.bsky.social.

Read the issue here!👇

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science - Volume 712, Number 1 Table of contents for The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 712, 1

The issue includes case studies of democratic backsliding (& resistance), including:

🇮🇳 #India by @milanv.bsky.social
🇻🇪 #Venezuela by @lgamboa.bsky.social
🇹🇷 #Turkey by
@muratsomer-eng.bsky.social
& 🇲🇼 #Malawi by @tallmanfromzomba.bsky.social and yours truly.

journals.sagepub.com/toc/anna/712/1

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Want to know more about how democratic backsliding happens and how to counter it? See this fully open access issue of AAPSS, co-edited by @beattyriedl.bsky.social, Jennifer McCoy, Ken Roberts, and Murat Somer: journals.sagepub.com/toc/anna/712/1

Foreign Policy Attitudes of Indian Americans: 2024 Survey Results Indian Americans believe the Biden administration ably managed U.S.-India ties during its tenure. They offer a more mixed assessment of what relations under Trump might entail.

In their @carnegieendowment.org report, @milanv.bsky.social et al. analyze the foreign policy attitudes of Indian Americans, from their views of the U.S.-India relationship under Biden to their assessment of India's democracy.

Read the full piece here 👇

GUEST POST: We Are Professors at Columbia. Here is How We Would Respond. Five Columbia University political scientists offer their unofficial response to the Trump administration's demands on their university.

GUEST POST: We Are Professors at Columbia. Here is How We Would Respond.
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How do Indian Americans feel about leading Indian political figures and organizations? Here's a chart from our latest @carnegieendowment.org report, drawing on a nationally representative survey of Indian Americans conducted w/ @today.yougov.com carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

This week on #GrandTamasha: @taravarma.bsky.social of @brookings.edu joins me to discuss the reordering of the Trans-Atlantic relationship and the implications for India and global order. Listen: grand-tamasha.simplecast.com/episodes/ind...

Foreign Policy Attitudes of Indian Americans: 2024 Survey Results Indian Americans believe the Biden administration ably managed U.S.-India ties during its tenure. They offer a more mixed assessment of what relations under Trump might entail.

How do Indian Americans evaluate the Biden administration’s handling of U.S.-India relations? How do they view the prospects for these relations under Trump?

Read the new @carnegieendowment.org report by @milanv.bsky.social, Sumitra Badrinathan, Devesh Kapur, & Annabel Richter👇

Understanding India’s Diaspora This research initiative explores the views and attitudes of India’s diaspora, one of the largest immigrant communities in the world, on domestic politics, political developments in India, foreign pol...

11/ You can check out all of our work @carnegieendowment.org on the Indian diaspora here: carnegieendowment.org/programs/sou...

Foreign Policy Attitudes of Indian Americans: 2024 Survey Results Indian Americans believe the Biden administration ably managed U.S.-India ties during its tenure. They offer a more mixed assessment of what relations under Trump might entail.

10/ Check out the full report for more: carnegieendowment.org/research/202.... The third and final study in this series will explore the social realities of Indian Americans.