Beyond grateful for the terrific audience and the kind words they sent me afterwards. If you would like to listen to the lecture - I discuss the crisis of democracy and the university - and how we can cultivate better values, you can find the lecture here youtube.com/watch?v=RG99...

The optics of this image does not serve India well. Listen to two experienced India-US watchers to make sense of this bilateral relationship on #TheIndiaBriefing with @pragyatiwari.bsky.social and me. open.spotify.com/episode/0vuD...

Apple’s growing manufacturing footprint in India seems to be mainly in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Why? Could it be because this avowedly non-BJP state has invested in human capital, especially in women, who are critical in this industry? www.ft.com/content/d46e... via @ft

Does authorship mean anything when #academic papers are simply citable tokens? Stuart Macdonald examines the use and misuse of #citations data and argues that authorship has less value than it once did on @lseimpactblog.bsky.social 👇

Brand new episode of #TheIndiaBriefing examines the nature of India-US ties in Trump 2.0 Ashley Tellis and Amb. Navtej Sarna - the OGs of India-US matters - were in conversation with @pragyatiwari.bsky.social and me - & they offered some counter-intuitive readings! open.spotify.com/episode/0vuD...

All welcome! @lseevents.bsky.social www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/...

What is socio-economic situation of 200m Indian Muslims - 14% of India's population - today? Listen to our episode of #TheIndiaBriefing with @jaffrelot.bsky.social about the findings of a major, collaborative, multi-year study conducted by a team of researchers. open.spotify.com/episode/5wcF...

Curious about the big take-aways on India? Join us for this fun and insightful conversation with the OGs of podcasts on India @amitvarma.bsky.social and @milanv.bsky.social I have enjoyed being on their shows & it was good to ask the Qs this time with my brilliant co-host @pragyatiwari.bsky.social

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2024 gave us #TheIndiaBriefing and in this end of year episode @mukulika.bsky.social and I talk about the news events that defined the year for us. We also share a long list of recommendations for books, film and art. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. open.spotify.com/episode/0AVP...

At the end of this unprecedented year of elections, Prof. Mick Cox and I reflected on the significance, dangers and opportunities that elections and democracy continue to hold. LSE events and research comms have held exemplary events throughout the year, on campus and on sm. Do check them out!

How has Narendra #Modi reshaped politics in #India, and what is the future of the nation's #democracy? 🇮🇳🗳 The Troubling State of India’s Democracy edited by Dinsha Mistree @hooverinstitution.bsky.social Šumit Ganguly and Larry Diamond @stanforduniversity.bsky.social reviewed 👇

You can hear more from Victor on the results of these elections next week along with @mukulika.bsky.social, @sarahobolt.bsky.social, @neillee.bsky.social & Peter Trubowitz, as we reflect on the state of democracy after this bumper year for global politics www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2024/...

A shoutout to #TheIndiaBriefing on India's best newsletter, The India Cable from the editors of @thewire.bsky.social Have you heard our podcast yet? open.spotify.com/episode/7mAq... @mukulika.bsky.social

Drawing on discussions with academics who have oriented their work around public #Engagement and #SocialImpact, Daniel Pearson writes on @lseimpactblog.bsky.social that it might be time to rethink #HigherEd's existing structures of reward and recognition.

Are you India Curious but have no time to digest India's complexity? If so the podcast #TheIndiaBriefing is for you. @pragyatiwari.bsky.social and I bring you fact-checked analysis of India's biggest stories. Available for free on most platforms. Please subscribe! open.spotify.com/episode/57IW...

William Callaghan argues for the importance of considering how #China is either invisible or hypervisible, especially in the #GlobalSouth, taking the example of China's "invisible" but significant influence in #Pakistan. @lseideas.bsky.social

open.spotify.com/episode/57IW... Could the indictment against Gautam Adani have political undertones? Is the evidence shared so far substantial? Why has he not been charged for bribery? Will these charges go away when Trump takes office? Pragya Tiwari and I spoke with two knowledgeable guests. S&S!

If you don’t know my work, which you very likely don’t, and you’re finding my profile for the first time rather than as an old friend from elsewhere, much of it is free to download here. eprints.lse.ac.uk/view/creator...

Very taken with the new pod #TheIndiaBriefing by Mukalika Bannerjee &Pragya Tiwari. The current episode on Delhi's Pollution Crisis is particularly good. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

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blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20... A piece on the US election published on 6 November on how the world outside Euro-America sees the results.