India Decides 2014
India: The Votes Are In
On May 19, The Asia Society New York hosted a discussion on India’s elections, the results, and what they mean for Asia and the world, with CASI Director, Professor Devesh Kapur, CASI Senior Fellow and CASI International Advisory Board (IAB) Member, Dr. Marshall M. Bouton, former CASI IAB Member, Ambassador Frank Wisner, and TIME Magazine’s World Editor, Bobby Ghosh.
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The Times of India Series
During the run up to the Indian election, CASI ran a major survey on social attitudes in India with 68,500 respondents across 24 states and union territories in conjunction with the Lok Foundation (India). A detailed analysis of the survey results were published throughout the month of March by CASI Director, Professor Devesh Kapur and colleagues, in a four-part series with The Times of India. Further information is available through CASI's new blog, IndiainTransition.com.
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Mint Series
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has partnered with Mint newspaper to produce a 10-part series on the post-election national agenda. Authors of the new series will include CASI faculty and research affiliates, Devesh Kapur (CASI Director), Ashley J. Tellis (Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment and CASI IAB Member), Milan Vaishnav (Carnegie Endowment Associate), and C. Raja Mohan (Head, Strategic Studies and Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, and CASI 2013 Spring Distinguished International Scholar).
May 27, 2014, Strengthening India's Rule of Law
Devesh Kapur & Milan Vaishnav
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The CASI bi-weekly e-newsletter has been extended to a weekly distribution throughout the spring to coincide with the India national election.
CASI in the News
CASI Director Devesh Kapur published "Building Indianness" in the May 25, 2014 issue of Business Standard.
Additionally, Professor Kapur was quoted in the June 2, 2014 edition of Outlook in an article by Pranay Sharma titled "Those Nights in Nairobi."
CASI Student Programs
Most CASI Interns have started their summer internships in India. Stay up-to-date with their projects and travels by following the CASI Student Programs Blog: www.casistudentprograms.com. You can receive each blog entry as an email by clicking “Follow” in the bottom right corner of the blog and entering your email address.
