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Each week, Milan Vaishnav and his guests from around the world break down the latest developments in Indian politics, economics, foreign policy, society, and culture for a global audience. Grand Tamasha is a co-production of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Hindustan Times.

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Few subjects are as central to the functioning of government—or as likely to make the average citizen’s eyes glaze over—as how governments collect and spend the public’s money. But public finance shapes nearly every interaction Indian citizens have w... more

Nearly eight decades after the partition of British India, Indians and Pakistanis still view one another with deep suspicion—and their perceptions of the wider world are increasingly divergent as well.

New data collected by the Pew Research Center ... more

This week, Grand Tamasha commemorates the release of our 300th episode. We started this show as an experiment in the run-up to India’s 2019 general elections. Seven years and 300 episodes later, we’re still around, and no one is more surprised than w... more

The history of India’s independence is often told through a familiar set of stories: the end of the British Raj, the trauma of Partition, Nehru’s “tryst with destiny” speech, and the birth of two new nations at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 19... more

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Recent Guests

Jacob Poushter
Lead author of a Pew Research Center report on India and Pakistan's views of the global order
Pew Research Center
Episode: How India and Pakistan See Each Other—and the World
Josy Joseph
Investigative journalist and author of The Birth of a Nation, Twenty-One Days That Changed India
Confluence Media; author
Episode: The Three Weeks That Made India
Vidya Mahambare
Union Bank Chair, Professor of Economics, and Director at the Great Lakes Institute of Management in Chennai
Great Lakes Institute of Management; Union Bank Chair
Episode: The Truth About India’s Jobs Crisis
Rahul Sagar
Global Network Associate Professor of Political Science at NYU Abu Dhabi
New York University Abu Dhabi
Episode: The Forgotten Origins of Indian Liberalism
Rohit De
Professor of History, Yale University; author
Yale University; author of A People's Constitution
Episode: Whose Constitution Is It Anyway?
Ornit Shani
Associate Professor of Asian studies, Haifa University; author
Haifa University; author of How India Became Democratic
Episode: Whose Constitution Is It Anyway?
Tanul Thakur
Author of Wild Wild East; journalist and film critic
Author, Journalist
Episode: The Dark Side of the H-1B Dream
Aidan Milliff
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Florida State University
Florida State University / Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (as part of project)
Episode: What Do Indians Think About the World?
Paul Staniland
Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
University of Chicago / Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (as part of project)
Episode: What Do Indians Think About the World?

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Milan Vaishnav
Host of Grand Tamasha

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 285 ratings
  • Educational exceptional

    Expentionally educational on Indian issues. Thank you for doing so much and sharing so genrously 🙏

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    AtulatHK
    Hong Kong10 months ago
  • Excellent analyses

    I’m a scholar of South Asia and I still learn so much from these excellent episodes. Thank you!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Lalindia
    United Statesa year ago
  • Propaganda podcast

    This is an anti India propaganda podcast. The host chooses guests who are subtly anti India. The host also takes a line of questioning that deliberately highlights the anti India side of an issue and leaves the pro India argument under or un explored. The only positive thing I can say about this podcast is that at least it is not full on Jihadi.

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    RD2017
    United Statesa year ago
  • Glorified Book Review Stop

    A very talented and knowledgeable host, but way too many episodes are book reviews on esoteric topics. The latter point robs the show of its focus and impact, in my view.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    RJG179
    United States2 years ago
  • Crucial listening to (start) understanding India

    Engaging, interesting and informative. Key podcast to understand major and timely issues in India.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Diaa Hadid
    Australia3 years ago

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Some critics feel episodes veer toward book reviews or slower pacing at times.
The host delivers insightful, rigorous discussion with top Washington-based experts on India.
Production is professional and helps bring Indian issues to a global audience.
Guest lineups are consistently high-caliber and deeply informed.
Listeners value the balanced, data-driven approach to complex topics.

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How India and Pakistan See Each Other—and the World
Q: What are some of the idiosyncrasies or complexities of doing public opinion research in South Asia?
Challenges include higher education levels across populations requiring careful wording, translating questionnaires into many languages, and accessibility issues in unstable or hard-to-reach areas; we rely on coordinating and country-specific vendors to maintain data quality and representativeness.
How India and Pakistan See Each Other—and the World
Q: How do you conduct the survey and ensure the samples are representative across diverse regions like South Asia?
We use a mixed-mode method—online panels where possible, telephone surveys in some regions, and face-to-face interviews in India and surrounding areas—paired with rigorous sampling and translation processes to ensure national representativeness and comparability across countries.
The Three Weeks That Made India
Q: What does the Junagadh episode reveal about the immediate challenges facing the new republic?
It shows how princely states navigated geography, religious demographics, and external actors to decide their futures, revealing the fragile early balance the new state had to manage.
The Three Weeks That Made India
Q: Why was the assassination attempt on CP Ramaswami Iyer significant for the broader independence story?
The incident underscored how vulnerable princely states were to internal and external pressures and highlighted the need for a coordinated federal approach to unify India.
The Three Weeks That Made India
Q: Tell us how VP Menon came to head the States Department and what his approach signaled for post-independence India.
Josy explains that Menon was an improbable but highly capable official who quickly shaped the Indian approach to princely states, coordinating with Patel and Nehru to implement a plan that balanced diplomacy and power-sharing.

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What is Grand Tamasha about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A globally oriented analysis show that brings together top scholars, policymakers, and journalists to unpack Indian politics, economics, foreign policy, and society. Episodes skew toward deep-dive context, data-driven debate, and archival or historical perspectives, with a strong emphasis on governance, regional dynamics, and India's role on the world stage. Notable strengths include high-caliber guest lineups, rigorous discussion of complex policy issues, and timely takes on evolving geopolitics, while occasional listener critiques focus on pacing or topic balance. This program is likely to appeal to listeners who want thoughtful, expert-driven discussions that connect domestic developments to global implications, often with implications f... more

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