Tanvi Madan

Tanvi Madan, a renowned foreign policy expert and inquisitive mind, shares her insights on a range of topics. She discusses the evolution of media consumption and the importance of quality analysis in today's info landscape. Madan reflects on her transformative upbringing in Delhi, exploring how her academic journey shaped her curiosity. The conversation also delves into U.S.-India relations, the complexities of foreign policy, and the impact of think tanks on decision-making. Her experiences as an international woman in academia add a personal touch to the insightful discussion.

Tanvi Madan, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and expert on U.S.-India relations, discusses the significant meeting between Prime Minister Modi and President Trump. She highlights how personal dynamics influence their diplomatic relationship, alongside India's impressive trade surplus with the U.S. The conversation delves into complex immigration issues and their impact on bilateral ties. Lastly, Madan touches on Modi and Trump's navigation of critical geopolitical challenges, showcasing India's quest for autonomy amid global pressures.

The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, more commonly known as the Quad, brings together the United States, Australia, Japan and India in strategic dialogue on everything from disaster relief, to military readiness, to technology and supply chains. Today, the leaders of those four countries will meet for the first-ever summit, a gathering which would have been difficult to imagine just a few years ago. To understand what led up to this point and what could develop from it, David Priess sat down with three experts who look at the Quad from different perspectives. Lavina Lee is a senior lecturer at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Last year, she was appointed by the Australian minister of defense as director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute Council. Tanvi Madan is a senior fellow at and director of The India Project at the Brookings Institution, and she focuses in particular on India's foreign and security policies. And Sheila Smith is a senior fellow for Asia Pacific studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and a renowned expert on Japanese politics and foreign policy. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.