The Center for the Advanced Study of INDIA at the University of Pennsylvania is the first research institution in the United States dedicated to the study of contemporary India.

India in Transition
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Announcements
"Migrants and Machine Politics" Wins Francine Frankel Prize!
Migrants and Machine Politics by Tariq Thachil & Adam Auerbach has won the 2025 Francine Frankel Prize for Best Book from the South Asia Politics Section of the American Political Science Association.
Have a Great Summer!
CASI congratulates all recent 2025 Penn graduates and wishes everyone a safe, happy, and healthy summer!
"From International to Imperial"
CASI Non-Res Scholar & Former Postdoc Sarath Pillai
"From International to Imperial: The Indian Princely States, International Law, and the Ends of Empire in South Asia" Leiden Journal of International Law, May 23, 2025