On India Inside Out today, a conversation with Atul Mishra about his fascinating book 'The Sovereign Lives of India and Pakistan: Post-Partition Statehood in South Asia.'
We talked about Nehru's civilisational reading of India's past, the sovereignty trap that India and Pakistan find themselves in, and the challenges – as well as opportunities – involved in studying and teaching IR in India today: https://rohanvenkat.substack.com/p/interview-atul-mishra-on-a-sovereignty
On my newsletter, India Inside Out, I sketch what's lined up for this year:
*Interviews on India's key foreign relationships
*Analysis on the run-up to India's elections in 2024
Plus, with el-Sisi in Delhi, this week I also write a short note on India-Egypt relations:
https://rohanvenkat.substack.com/p/2023-plans-for-india-inside-out-what
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every move that seeks to belittle the millions who count themselves among India’s minorities,
every attempt to suppress dissent
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