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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"'Situationships,' Values-Based Realism, and India’s Neighborhood Foreign Policy" by Chayanika Saxena casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/chayanik...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Meet Fall 2026 Visiting Scholar, Amrita Sengupta!

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Meet Fall 2026 Visiting Scholar, Abhijit Ekbote!

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Now available in HINDI & BANGLA: "After India’s G20 Moment: Diplomatic Spectacles and Diminishing Returns" by @abhinandankr.bsky.social (Jadavpur University) HINDI: casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit/ab... BANGLA: casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/iit/a...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Introducing a new monthly webinar series by INDUS (India-US Urban Studies Network), a forum for conversations and exchanges among scholars and practitioners working on Indian urbanization across the US and India. Read More & REGISTER: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/indus...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Our first Joint Seminar with CASI Fall Visiting Scholars, Amrita Sengupta & Abhijit Ekbote: Sept 24 at 12pm (in partnership with Dept of Earth & Environmental Science, PennClimate, Dept of South Asia Studies & @pennldi.bsky.social) Read More: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/amrit...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Looking forward to seeing you at our next seminar on Sept 17 @ 12pm with Vijayendra (Biju) Rao (Northwestern): "Revolution by Stealth: How Women's Groups Catalyzed a Cultural Transformation in Bihar" (in partnership w/ Penn Poli Science & Penn GSWS/FQT) Read more: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/vijay...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"After India’s G20 Moment: Diplomatic Spectacles and Diminishing Returns" by @abhinandankr.bsky.social (Jadavpur University) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/abhinand...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Now available in HINDI & BANGLA: "No Country for Young People: The Inverted Population Pyramid Facing India’s Gen Z" by CASI Affiliated Fellow, Rukmini S. (Founder, @dataforindia.bsky.social) HINDI: casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit/ru... BANGLA: casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/iit/r...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Excited to announce our Fall 2026 Nand & Jeet Khemka Distinguished Lecture: "India at the Crossroads of Global Trade" on Oct 16 with Amit Khandelwal (Yale University). Read More & REGISTER: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/amit-...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Our first seminar of the fall! On Sept 10, Satya Shikha Chakraborty (TCNJ) discusses "Care Labor, Caste, and Race in Colonial India" (in partnership with Penn History & Dept of South Asia Studies) Read more: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/satya...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Mark those calendars! Our Fall 2026 Seminar Series has arrived! Read more: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"No Country for Young People: The Inverted Population Pyramid Facing India’s Gen Z" by CASI Affiliated Fellow, Rukmini S.(Founder, @dataforindia.bsky.social) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/rukmini-...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Now Available in HINDI & BANGLA: "Strategic Convergence, Operational Limits: India–Japan Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific" by Pratnashree Basu (ORF) HINDI: casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit/pr... BANGLA: casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/iit/p...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

"Strategic Convergence, Operational Limits: India–Japan Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific" by Pratnashree Basu (ORF) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/pratnash...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Now available in HINDI & BANGLA: "Optics, Ambition, and a Genuine Transition: Reflections from the Inaugural Mumbai Climate Week" by journalist & former CASI Visiting Fellow Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar HINDI: casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit/va... BANGLA: casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/iit/v...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

In "Optics, Ambition, and a Genuine Transition: Reflections from the Inaugural Mumbai Climate Week," journalist and former CASI Visiting Fellow Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar examines the ambitions and contradictions of India’s first "Climate Week" event. casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/vaishnav...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Now available in HINDI & BANGLA: "Nativist Backlash and 'Left-Behind' Areas: What India’s Trade Agreements Mean for its Political Economy" by @benjaminhelms.bsky.social (Texas A&M University) HINDI: casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit/be... BANGLA: casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/iit/b...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

"Nativist Backlash and “Left-Behind” Areas: What India’s Trade Agreements Mean for its Political Economy" by @benjaminhelms.bsky.social (Bush School of Government and Public Service) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/benjamin...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Now available in HINDI & BANGLA: Parts 1 & 2 of a two-part series focusing on research that sheds light on key personalities in India’s diplomatic history, based on work that was first presented at the Ashoka-LSE Diplomatic Studies Workshop. (Links in the comments below)

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

"Maritime Security in India’s Grand Strategic Vision: K.M. Panikkar and India’s Oceanic Frontier" by Mujeeb Kanth (South Asian University) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/mujeeb-k...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

"Anti-Communism and an Asian Alliance of Democracies: Minoo Masani’s Vision of India in the Regional Security Order" by Sanjeet Kashyap (Jawaharlal Nehru University) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/sanjeet-...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

In HINDI & BANGLA: In IiT's first-ever WIDE LENS interview @rohanvenkat.bsky.social speaks with CASI Spring 2026 Saluja Global Fellow Nandita Das about "Courage in Art & Being an 'Accidental' Actor and Filmmaker" HINDI: casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit/wi... BANGLA: casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/iit/w...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

In India in Transition's first-ever WIDE LENS interview, @rohanvenkat.bsky.social speaks with CASI Spring 2026 Saluja Global Fellow Nandita Das about "Courage in Art and Being an 'Accidental' Actor and Filmmaker" casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/wide-len...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Now available in HINDI & BANGLA: "Nehru at Bandung: Notes from a Conference Slip Pad" by Vineet Thakur (@unileiden.bsky.social) HINDI: casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit/vi... BANGLA: casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/iit/v...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

In "Nehru at Bandung: Notes from a Conference Slip Pad," Vineet Thakur (@unileiden.bsky.social) turns to an unusual historical artifact to reveal, among other things, Jawaharlal Nehru's unheralded talent for doodling. casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/vineet-t...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

INDIA IN TRANSITION: Now available in HINDI & BANGLA "'AI is Like a Child': The Dangers of an Oversimplified Narrative" by Anubha Singh (Vassar College) HINDI: casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit/an... BANGLA: casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/iit/a...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

"'AI is Like a Child': The Dangers of an Oversimplified Narrative" by Anubha Singh (Vassar College) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/anubha-s...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

INDIA IN TRANSITION Now available in HINDI & BANGLA: "CASI Reading List: The Rise of Hindu Nationalism and the BJP" with @rohanvenkat.bsky.social in conversation with former CASI Director Tariq Thachil HINDI: casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit/ca... BANGLA: casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/iit/c...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

INDIA IN TRANSITION Now available in HINDI & BANGLA: "Does India Have Too Many Doctors?" by CASI Postdoctoral Research Fellow, @kikumbhar.bsky.social HINDI: casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit/ki... BANGLA: casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/iit/k...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Don't miss our final Spring '26 seminar w/ Thomas F. Tartaron: "Environment, Cultural Heritage & Ethnoarchaeology Among Kerala's Traditional Fishing Communities" (partnered w/ Penn Classical Studies, EnviroLab, South Asia Studies Dept, @southasiacenter.bsky.social) casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/thoma...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

INDIA IN TRANSITION: "Does India Have Too Many Doctors?" CASI Postdoc @kikumbhar.bsky.social argues that India no longer suffers from a shortage of doctors, and for meaningful future health policy, this new reality must be taken seriously by policymakers & experts casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/kiran-ku...

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Does India Have Too Many Doctors? | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)

In 2025, while researching the recent rapid increase in the number of medical colleges in India, I discovered that this aspect of the country’s medical education policy was based, shockingly, on a non...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Penn students! Applications for 2026-27 Sobti Fellowship Opportunities are now OPEN! Deadline to apply: April 30, 2026. Read more & Apply: casi.sas.upenn.edu/studentprogr...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

*This event is POSTPONED* April 16 CASI seminar with D. Asher Ghertner

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

April 9 at 12pm: join us as we hear from our Spring Visiting Fellow Nityanand Jayaraman on "Sea-ing Like a Fisher: Knowing a Warming World Differently" (in partnership with Penn Anthropology, @southasiacenter.bsky.social & South Asia Studies Dept) Read More: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/nitya...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

INDIA IN TRANSITION Now Available in HINDI, BANGLA & TAMIL: "India’s Foreign Policy Relocations in the Trump Tariff Era" by @katesde.bsky.social (University of Oxford) HINDI: casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit/ka... BANGLA: casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/iit/k... TAMIL: casi.sas.upenn.edu/tamil/iit/ka...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Full video of our March 19 Saluja Global Fellow Lecture with Actor, Filmmaker, Social Advocate Nandita Das! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti5k...

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"My Journey from Social Work to Cinema" (Nandita Das)

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Join us April 1, 4:30pm, Cohen Hall for a @southasiacenter.bsky.social South Asia Studies Colloquium (co-sponsored w/ CASI) with Dr. Charu Singh - "Epistemological Change: Śāstra, Vijñāna, and the Categories of Knowledge in Early Twentieth Century North India" www.southasia.upenn.edu/events/sast-...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

INDIA IN TRANSITION Now Available in HINDI, BANGLA and TAMIL: "What is Happening to the Rules-based International Order?" by Atul Mishra (Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR) HINDI: casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit/at... BANGLA: casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/iit/a... TAMIL: casi.sas.upenn.edu/tamil/iit/at...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

INDIA IN TRANSITION "What is Happening to the Rules-based International Order?" Atul Mishra examines how international geopolitical fractures and radical change in US foreign policy have brought the idea of rules-based international order to the brink of collapse. casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/atul-mis...

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What is Happening to the Rules-based International Order? | Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI)

What does Mark Carney make of the Israeli-American killing of the late Iranian head of state, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei? The Canadian Prime Minister proclaimed at Davos on January 20, 2026 that the exist...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Excited to announce our upcoming conference—COASTAL WORLDS—March 25-27 at Penn! Co-sponsored by Penn EnviroLab, Penn Anthropology, and Penn Music. Read More & Register: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/coast...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER for our Spring 2026 Saluja Global Fellow Lecture with Actor, Filmmaker, Social Advocate Nandita Das on March 19! (In partnership with Penn CIMS, Penn SP2, South Asia Studies Dept). Read More & Register: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/nandi...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

INDIA IN TRANSITION: Now Available in HINDI, BANGLA, and TAMIL "CASI Reading List: MGNREGA, Employment Guarantees, and the Indian Welfare State" with @rohanvenkat.bsky.social in conversation with Yamini Aiyar (Brown University). (Links Below)

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Attention Penn students! Applications for 2026 Summer Research Funds are now OPEN! Deadline to apply: March 30, 2026. Read More & Apply: casi.sas.upenn.edu/studentprogr...

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