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Milan Vaishnav

Economic Development Mar 1, 2018 Review Essay

An Indian Nightmare

India faces an unnerving dystopia: one in which the aspirations of hundreds of millions of Indians are foiled rather than fulfilled.

Milan Vaishnav

Civil Society Aug 16, 2017 Snapshot

India at 70

Seventy years ago, independent India was born.

Madhav Khosla and Milan Vaishnav

People celebrated India's Independence Day in Delhi, August 2017.

Domestic Politics Aug 3, 2017 Snapshot

India's Opposition Heads for the Hills

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is securing power in a growing number of state governments—but its dominance comes with costs.

Milan Vaishnav

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the nation during Independence Day celebrations in Delhi, August 2015.

India Mar 15, 2017 Snapshot

Modi's Victory and the BJP's Future

An alliance led by BJP Prime Minister Narendra Modi won 325 out of 403 seats on offer in the Uttar Pradesh state assembly, a humiliating defeat for opposition forces.

Milan Vaishnav

Supporters of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrate after learning of the initial poll results outside the party headquarters in New Delhi, India, March 11, 2017.

Economic Development Aug 15, 2016 Snapshot

India's Taxing Tax System

At present, India's 29 states essentially dictate their own individual tax codes, a confounding system that has long tripped up inter-state commerce. But to the world...

Milan Vaishnav

Economic Development Mar 8, 2016 Snapshot

Modinomics at Two

Modi campaigned on a platform of good governance, and many of his backers wagered that he would work to transform India’s economy. Nearly two years later, the record...

Milan Vaishnav

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he addresses a gathering during a conference of start-up businesses in New Delhi, India, January 16, 2016.

Campaigns & Elections Nov 11, 2015 Snapshot

The Beginning of Modi's End?

How does one make sense of the triumph of the anti-BJP collective over the seemingly unstoppable Modi? The easiest explanation is this: The Grand Alliance pulled a BJP...

Milan Vaishnav

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, India, October 29, 2015.

Campaigns & Elections Feb 11, 2015 Snapshot

A Rumble in Delhi

On Monday, there was an earthquake in New Delhi. The shockwaves might have been electoral and the fallout political rather than human, but the repercussions were just...

Milan Vaishnav

Supporters of AAP hold a portrait of Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi, February 10, 2015.

Political Development Feb 12, 2014 Snapshot

Empty Economics

Heading into general elections this spring, Indian voters are worried about the economy -- no wonder, since the country's growth rate has fallen by nearly half since...

Milan Vaishnav

A BJP supporter attends a rally in Uttar Pradesh, February 2, 2014.

Civil Society Apr 11, 2013 Snapshot

India Needs More Democracy, Not Less

As recent protests indicate, Indians increasingly believe that their government is letting them down. New Delhi's faults -- criminalism, cronyism, and corruption --...

Milan Vaishnav

Political Economy Jan 15, 2013 Snapshot

Talking Democracy In India

The Hindu-nationalist leader Narendra Modi's recent election sparked a good deal of controversy. It also sparked an open and substantive debate about economics,...

Milan Vaishnav

Foreign Aid Aug 20, 2012 Snapshot

Not So Great Expectations

Earlier this year, the Obama administration requested that Congress establish a $770 million Middle East and North Africa Incentive Fund to “support citizens who have...

Nancy Birdsall, Milan Vaishnav, and Danny Cutherell

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