Milan Vaishnav

In a new @ForeignAffairs essay, I argue that Washington’s era of “strategic altruism” toward India is over. Now, in a more uncertain world, it is India that must take the long view—and extend strategic altruism toward the United States foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/red…

This is an important essay: "Inside the Rise of the Multiracial Right" nytimes.com/interactive/20…

“The new survey finds that 63% of voters hold an unfavorable view of the Democratic Party—the highest share in Journal polls dating to 1990 and 30 percentage points higher than the 33% who hold a favorable view.” wsj.com/politics/elect…

Bend It Like Beckham follow-up in pipeline more than 20 years after original film was released theguardian.com/football/2025/…

Left: My view from (July 2023). Achieving stated targets in electronics manufacturing requires a ‘re-coupling’ between Indian & Chinese businesses on 3 dimensions: chips, investments, and talent. Right: @bsindia reports today that govt is open to JVs with China in electronics.

this belongs in the crisis management hall of fame

If I see a Teams invite while I’m in the car, I’m driving off the nearest cliff

🎥 In a conversation with @MattooShashank, @EvanFeigenbaum of the Carnegie Endowment argues that Donald Trump's tariff policies have alienated Asian nations, including India, leaving the U.S. poorly positioned to counter China. He also cautions India against overreacting to…

On India's federal dilemmas, an overview foreignaffairs.com/india/indian-s…

“It has slowly become clear to Indian policymakers that while Trump 1.0 was unpredictable, Trump 2.0 is unbound.” Read @MilanV on how India can preserve its relationship with the United States during Trump’s second term: foreignaffairs.com/south-asia/how…

.@TheEconomist rounds up theories of how Pakistan shot down Indian fighter jets during Operation Sindoor economist.com/asia/2025/07/1…

Few scholars doing more interesting empirical work than @gvrkiran: Drawing on 12,000 editions of 5 Indian newspapers spanning multiple languages, this paper looks at who advertises, what & when they advertise, where they place ads & how they advertise dl.acm.org/doi/full/10.11…

New research: When and how is intimidation used either as a tool of voter mobilization or demobilization in India? Interesting new paper by Daxecker et al. drawing on evidence from West Bengal journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.11…

Enjoyed reading @arjun_ramani3's reflections covering India for @TheEconomist -->

Pleased to contribute to this special issue of "Indian Politics & Policy" on the 2024 Lok Sabha election, curated and edited by @NeelanjanSircar & @rahul_tverma ippjournal.org/volume-5-numbe…

EC began Bihar roll revision without data and shifted goalposts midway, court document shows scroll.in/article/108486…

Foreign Minister @SenatorWong has announced that the @LowyInstitute has received a Maitri Grant as part of the Government's work to strengthen 🇦🇺🇮🇳 ties. This support will enable a program of world-class research on India’s emerging role in the region. 🔗lowyinstitute.org/about/careers

To safeguard the U.S.-Indian relationship, India “must embrace delayed reciprocity, delivering tangible benefits without expecting short-term returns,” writes @MilanV. foreignaffairs.com/south-asia/how…

“The Pentagon has suspended participation in all think tank and research events until further notice, according to an email sent Thursday to staff and obtained by POLITICO, a major shift in engagement from the country’s largest federal agency.” politico.com/news/2025/07/2…