From April-May, as millions of Indians set out to vote, India in Transition brought you CASI Election Conversations 2024, an interview series featuring IiT Consulting Editor & CASI Spring 2024 Visiting Fellow Rohan Venkat speaking with renowned scholars, reflecting on the factors and dimensions of politics, political economy, and democracy that would define India’s 2024 election.
Read the FULL 8-part series:
Louise Tillin on How Indian Federalism Has Evolved Under the BJP
April 8, 2024
Yamini Aiyar on the BJP’s “Techno-Patrimonial” Welfare Model
April 15, 2024
Rachel Brulé on the Promise and Pitfalls of Gender Quotas in Indian Politics
April 22, 2024
Pavithra Suryanarayan on the BJP, “Social Status,” and Anti-Redistributive Politics
April 29, 2024
Francesca R. Jensenius on Misconceptions About the Indian Voter
May 6, 2024
Sumitra Badrinathan on the Need to Study Misinformation in India
May 13, 2024
Neelanjan Sircar on the Roots of Political and Economic Centralization in India
May 20, 2024
Milan Vaishnav on “Vote-Buying,” Caste Politics, and Debunking Assumptions about Indian Democracy
May 27, 2024