South Asia Chat

Episode 5: The Union Budget

With India set to have its first budget of this new administration delivered this week, we talk to ISAS Senior Research Fellow Dr Amitendu Palit on what we can expect the budget to contain and the political and economic goals that the Modi government will be pursuing through this fiscal plan.

Episode 4: Changing The Batting Order in Pakistan

With as many as eight changes made in a sudden Cabinet reshuffle last week, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has not only thrown a curve ball at us all but he has also signalled that he is willing to change his team to ensure that his country’s economic prospects, and an impending bailout deal with the IMF, cross the boundary line. With loads of cricketing clichés thrown in for good measure, ISAS Visiting Research Associate Professor Iqbal Singh Sevea analyses this changes in this segment of South Asia Chaat.

Episode 3: The Model Code of Conduct in India’s Elections

With the Indian elections underway, the third episode of the South Asia Chaat looks at the role the Election Commission’s Model Code of Conduct has played in the elections thus far and whether it has enough bite to effectively to guarantee all the parties involved will be on their best behaviour.

Episode 2: Issues Facing the BJP in the Indian Elections

In this second episode of South Asia Chaat, we talk to ISAS Senior Research Fellow Dr Ronojoy Sen on the issues that could weigh on the BJP’s fortunes during the coming elections, the party’s manifesto that was recently released and if the swift and decisive action taken by the Modi government to respond to the Pulwama attack would have a strong positive influence on the BJP’s fortunes.

Episode 1: The Congress Party Manifesto

The maiden episode of South Asia Chaat features a discussion with ISAS Senior Research Fellow Dr Ronojoy Sen and Visiting Research Fellow Dr Diego Maiorano on the recently released Congress Party manifesto for the upcoming Indian elections.