Stubborn Numbers: India’s Credit Rating Anomaly
Sidharth Kamani & Shreyans Bhaskar
March 17, 2025
In this issue of India in Transition, Sidharth Kamani & Shreyans Bhaskar (New Development Bank) examine the anomaly of India's credit rating remaining unchanged in nearly two decades despite the trajectory of its economic & fiscal performance.
CASI in the News
Former CASI Sobti Family Fellow Sumitra Badrinathan (American University), former CASI Director (2006-18) and Senior Fellow (2018-23) Devesh Kapur (SAIS, Johns Hopkins), CASI Non-Resident Visiting Scholar Milan Vaishnav (CEIP), and Annabel Richter (CEIP) published "Foreign Policy Attitudes of Indian Americans: 2024 Survey Results," a March 2025 report by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
CASI Student Programs
CASI Summer 2022 Intern, Aravind Krishnan, C W'25, is the inaugural project recipient of the Sarah Katz Award—established to "provide funding to select students who are actively involved in, or are interested in pursuing, projects designed to improve health literacy with an emphasis on heart health." Aravind and the project were featured in “Heart Health” within the Penn Today March 7, 2025 issue. A year ago, Aravind received a Harry S. Truman Scholarship, a merit-based award for graduate or professional school to prepare for careers in public service.
DEADLINE TO APPLY: TODAY, MARCH 17th, 11:59pm EDT
For Penn undergrad and graduate students:
Applications for 2025 CASI Summer Research Funds are now OPEN! Read all about Summer Interns and Summer Research Grant recipients' experiences on the CASI Student Programs Blog!
CASI Summer 2025 Internship in India applications are now closed. Thanks to all who applied!
Questions about CASI Student Programs?
Please contact Juni Bahuguna (Assistant Director, Student & Visitor Programs) at junib@sas.upenn.edu
Upcoming Events
Spring 2025 Saluja Global Fellow Lecture & Performance
March 27, 2025, 4:30pm at PCPSE
"The Complex World of 21st Century Hindustani Music: Perspectives of an Insider-Outsider"
[Registration Required]
CASI Spring 2025 Saluja Global Fellow Lecture & Performance with renowned vocalist Shubha Mudgal. Accompanied by Drs. Aneesh Pradhan (tabla) & Kedar Naphade (harmonium) and moderated by Davesh Soneji (South Asia Studies, Penn)
2024-25 CASI Seminar Series
March 20, 2025, 12pm at CASI
"Automatic for the People? Labor, Machines, and Ecology in Modern India"
CASI / South Asia Center / South Asia Studies Dept / Dept of History and Sociology of Science Seminar with Benjamin Siegel (Boston University)
April 3, 2025, 12pm at CASI
"The IT Boom and Other Unintended Consequences of Chasing the American Dream"
CASI / South Asia Center / PDRI-DevLab Seminar with Gaurav Khanna (UC San Diego)
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Campus Location
CASI's office is located close to the heart of Penn's campus at the Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics at 133 South 36th Street (Suite 230) Philadelphia, PA 19104-6215.
