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Milan Vaishnav
@MilanV
@CarnegieEndow Sr. Fellow + Director, @CarnegieSAsia. Host of #GrandTamasha podcast. Tweeting my views on political economy + India. RTs & likes ≠ endorsements
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    Milan Vaishnav
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    Jun 17
    New #GrandTamasha: For decades, the H-1B visa program has been the centerpiece of America’s high-skilled immigration system. A new book by @Plebeian42, "Wild Wild East," takes readers inside the shadowy universe of “desi consultancies.” Our conversation: youtube.com/watch?v=71aHSa…
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    Milan Vaishnav
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    Feb 21, 2020
    Apparently, this is a thing:
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    Milan Vaishnav
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    May 6, 2019
    Who could predict that the pivotal plot twist in the 2019 election would be a duel between Narendra Modi and the ghost of Rajiv Gandhi?
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    Milan Vaishnav
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    Mar 24, 2020
    Very organized social distancing (while buying provisions) in Ahmedabad.
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    Milan Vaishnav
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    Dec 15, 2019
    On August 8, @pbmehta wrote the following in @IndianExpress: "The BJP thinks it is going to Indianise Kashmir. But, instead, what we will see is potentially the Kashmirisation of India"
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    Milan Vaishnav
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    Jan 3, 2025
    Sent by a friend: So, apparently @firstpost used random (8+ year-old?) stock footage of me sitting in my office to illustrate the situation of Indian H1-B workers in America. 🤦🏾‍♂️
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    Milan Vaishnav
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    Apr 24, 2021
    Lead edit in today’s @washingtonpost: India is not a faraway problem.
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    Milan Vaishnav
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    Apr 14, 2024
    Interesting data point from a recent Morgan Stanley report: India's declining oil intensity per unit of GDP.
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    Milan Vaishnav
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    Feb 6, 2020
    The ability for an elected parliamentarian to get up and say this with a straight face is pretty remarkable.
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    ANI
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    Feb 6, 2020
    BJP MP Tejasvi Surya in Lok Sabha yesterday: What is happening today in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh is a stark reminder that if the majority of this country is not vigilant, the patriotic Indians do not stand up to this, the days of Mughal Raj coming back to Delhi are not far away.
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    Milan Vaishnav
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    Sep 4, 2023
    When Devesh Kapur writes like this, we must take heed: “It’s a pity…that India’s theme for the summit, ‘One World, One Family, One Future’ does not seem to extend to itself. The most pressing challenges facing India come from within, not without.”
    As the G20 summit nears, India is tearing itself apart
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    Milan Vaishnav
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    Apr 30, 2021
    India again featured on the front page of @washingtonpost - reporting by @jslaternyc @NihaMasih. Not sure of the last time it received such continued, prominent coverage.
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    Milan Vaishnav
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    Sep 10, 2019
    "First, they came for the avocado toast and we did not speak..."
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    Mint
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    Sep 10, 2019
    Millennial mindset of using Ola, Uber is adversely affecting auto sector: FM @nsitharaman Read: livemint.com/politics/polic…
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    Milan Vaishnav
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    Mar 17, 2021
    I personally don’t know of a student of Indian politics in my generation who has not been touched—directly or indirectly—by @pbmehta’s intelligence, humanity, mentorship, and fundamental goodness. Others may choose overlook these traits. But we will continue to treasure them.
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    Milan Vaishnav
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    Jul 7, 2017
    New @HarvardCID study says "economic pole of global growth" has already moved from China to India atlas.cid.harvard.edu/rankings/growt…