Intro

On this week’s podcast, Cambridge University academic Shruti Kapila, author of “Violent Fraternity: Indian Political Thought in the Global Age,” sits down with New Lines’ Surbhi Gupta to discuss the shock Indian election result and what it means for the future of the world’s largest democracy.

Further listening:
The War on India’s Free Press — With Manisha Pande, Samar Halarnkar and Surbhi Gupta
India’s Political Hinduism — With Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay and Surbhi Gupta

Further reading:
Why the Indian Election Results Present Modi With a Defeat Within a Win
The Recent Elections Demonstrate India’s Growing Democratic Deficit

Produced by Finbar Anderson