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Milan Vaishnav

@milanv.bsky.social

Senior Fellow + Director, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and host of the "Grand Tamasha" podcast (grandtamasha.com). https://milanvaishnav.substack.com/

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Springer@springer.springernature.com · last mo.

This #OpenAccess study examines how group status influences political attitudes among Indian Americans. Findings reveal that minority groups maintain stable liberal views, while majority groups shift their positions based on context. bit.ly/3Tf3x1B @sumitra.bsky.social @milanv.bsky.social #Sociology

Home and Away: Explaining the Paradoxical Political Attitudes of Indian Americans - Political Behavior

Do individuals hold fixed political attitudes that persist across different contexts, or do their views shift depending on their group’s relative status within each setting? We argue that political preferences are shaped in part by whether one’s group is positioned as a majority or a minority in a given context. Groups that consistently occupy minority positions tend to hold stable, liberal attitudes driven by support for minority rights. In contrast, groups that are majorities in one context but minorities in another are more likely to adopt context-specific views, endorsing liberal positions where they are disadvantaged and more conservative stances where they are dominant. We test this argument using an original, nationally representative survey of Indian Americans, a diaspora population for whom both U.S. and Indian politics are politically salient. We delineate two main findings. First, Indian Americans concurrently support more liberal policies when thinking about the United States and more conservative policies when considering the Indian context. Second, these differences are largely driven by religion: while Muslim Indian Americans – minorities in both contexts – maintain consistently liberal attitudes, Hindu Indian Americans express liberal views in the United States but more conservative stances in India, where Hindu majoritarianism has become entrenched. These findings have important implications for understanding political behavior in the United States, as well as the role of group status and perceptions of majoritarianism in shaping attitudes.

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Carnegie Democracy@carnegiedcg.bsky.social · last yr.

🆕| One Nation, One Election would replace India’s current system of staggered elections with a framework of simultaneous elections. Does this proposal make sense for India? @milanv.bsky.social, Caroline Mallory, & Annabel Richter's latest for @carnegieendowment.org👇

Does “One Nation, One Election” Make Sense for India?

The government’s controversial proposal to hold all union and state elections simultaneously would streamline the electoral process—but betrays a heavy-handed approach that could create new problems w...

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Carnegie Democracy@carnegiedcg.bsky.social · last yr.

🆕| "In a country like India, the similarity between parties...explains the prevalence of defections—and the harmony between limited polarization and considerable fragmentation." Read @milanv.bsky.social & Madhav Khosla's latest on @jackbalkin.bsky.social's "Balkinisation"👇

Balkinization: The Indignity of Legislation—And Rethinking Polarization and Fragmentation

A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics

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Carnegie Democracy@carnegiedcg.bsky.social · last yr.

🆕| How do Indian Americans engage with U.S. civic and political institutions? How do they maintain connections with their Indian roots while establishing their identities in America? @milanv.bsky.social, Sumitra Badrinathan, Devesh Kapur, & Annabel Richter examine for @carnegieendowment.org👇

How Indian Americans Live: Results From the 2024 Indian American Attitudes Survey

Examining the ways Indian Americans establish their identities in America, engage with civic and political institutions in the United States, and maintain connections with their Indian roots.

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Carnegie Endowment @carnegieendowment.org · last yr.

One of our #GrandTamasha guests is a Pulitzer finalist! Rollo Romig joined @milanv.bsky.social to discuss the legacy of journalist Gauri Lankesh, the focus of his Pulitzer-finalist book. Listen to their conversation – & learn more about the book – here: grand-tamasha.simplecast.com/episodes/the...

The Life, Death, and Legacy of Gauri Lankesh | Grand Tamasha

Journalist Rollo Romig joins Milan to discuss the life and legacy of Gauri Lankesh, the focus of his new book, and his experiences reporting and writing from South India.

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Neeraj Prasad@neerajprsd.bsky.social · last yr.

My article with @hannefjelde.bsky.social & U Daxecker is now published in V87(2) of @thejop.bsky.social. Here is 🧵summarizing our findings: We argue that misinformation can induce affective shifts that increase out-group animosity and fuel polarization. doi.org/10.1086/732979

Misinformation, Narratives, and Intergroup Attitudes: Evidence from India | The Journal of Politics: Vol 87, No 2

Much research examines citizens’ beliefs in misinformation and whether these beliefs can be corrected, but we know far less about how misinformation impacts social attitudes. We propose that misinform...

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Milan Vaishnav@milanv.bsky.social · last yr.

Our latest @hindustan-times.bsky.social column looks at changes in Indian American attitudes, at home in the United States and vis-a-vis India. Here's a chart characterizing changes in support for the Democrats and support for Narendra Modi between 2020-2024.

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Sumitra Badrinathan@sumitra.bsky.social · last yr.

new sunday column in hindustan times with @milanv.bsky.social and Devesh Kapur on our new data about indian americans: how they vote, their attitudes towards politics in india, and their opinions on foreign policy www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/indi...

Carnegie Democracy@carnegiedcg.bsky.social · last yr.

🔔Out now!🔔 "Democratic Backsliding: How It Happens and How It Can Be Countered," ed. by @jennifermccoy.bsky.social @beattyriedl.bsky.social @muratsomer-eng.bsky.social & Kenneth Roberts, with articles from @carnegieendowment.org's Thomas Carothers and @milanv.bsky.social. Read the issue here!👇

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

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kim yi dionne (she/her)@dadakim.bsky.social · last yr.

The issue includes case studies of democratic backsliding (& resistance), including: 🇮🇳 #India by @milanv.bsky.social 🇻🇪 #Venezuela by @lgamboa.bsky.social 🇹🇷 #Turkey by @muratsomer-eng.bsky.social & 🇲🇼 #Malawi by @tallmanfromzomba.bsky.social and yours truly. journals.sagepub.com/toc/anna/712/1

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science - Volume 712, Number 1

Table of contents for The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 712, 1

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Carnegie Democracy@carnegiedcg.bsky.social · last yr.

In their @carnegieendowment.org report, @milanv.bsky.social et al. analyze the foreign policy attitudes of Indian Americans, from their views of the U.S.-India relationship under Biden to their assessment of India's democracy. Read the full piece here 👇

Foreign Policy Attitudes of Indian Americans: 2024 Survey Results

Indian Americans believe the Biden administration ably managed U.S.-India ties during its tenure. They offer a more mixed assessment of what relations under Trump might entail.

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