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Host Tushar Shetty and guests Kavita Chowdhury and Milan Vaishnav highlight some of the issues and controversies surrounding India's 2024 general election.In the epic finale to our “Road to '24” elections series, we cover the world's largest democratic election in India and highlight some of the issues and controversies surrounding the campaign. We are joined by Kavita Chowdhury and Milan Vaishnav, who help us break down the state of the campaign, the integrity and fairness of the election process and the potential consequences for India's future prospects and the health of its democracy.

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Let's explore India's opposition coalition, its struggles and prospects, with guests Snigdhendu Bhattacharya and Gilles Verniers.



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Join us in the lead up to the Great Indian Election as we explore Narendra Modi’s BJP, and what made it the dominant force in Indian politics.Join Beyond the Indus host Tushar Shetty in the lead up to the Great Indian Election as we explore Narendra Modi’s BJP, and what made it the dominant force in Indian politics.

We sit down with Akhilesh Pillalamari and Ashutosh Varshney, who help break down the politics of Hindutva and its impact on Indian society, culture and law, and chart the BJP’s rise from a marginal player in Indian politics to the political behemoth it is today. We also explore Modi’s political history, his campaign strategy, and his prospects in the 2024 general election.

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A preview of Pakistan’s critical 2024 election, featuring host Tushar Shetty and guests Michael Kugelman and Kunwar Khuldune Shahid.



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A primer on Bangladesh’s convoluted electoral history and the various players involved, featuring host Tushar Shetty and guests Mubashar Hasan and Smruti S. Pattanaik.



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How the BJP plans to win over South India in the lead up to the 2024 election.Political parties in India are slowly gearing up for the 2024 election showdown. Beyond the Indus podcast hosts Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty speak with a BJP heavyweight and strategist in the state of Telangana, Krishna Sagar Rao, to break down the BJP’s approach to win in South India -- a region that has long withstood Modi’s political juggernaut. We discuss the BJPs organizational shake up, its attempts to reverse its political fortunes in the southern states, and the historical reasons why the party has found it difficult to compete in the region.

We also talk about the Supreme Court decision to stay Rahul Gandhi’s conviction -- and his reinstatement to the Parliament -- as well as a historical analysis of the politics of polarization in the subcontinent.

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