About this episode

Dr. Abhinav Pandya discusses the challenges and issues within India's bureaucracy.

Dr Abhinav Pandya, a Cornell University graduate in public affairs and a bachelor's from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, is a founder and CEO of Usanas Foundation, an India-based foreign policy and security think tank. He has authored books named 'Radicalization in India: An Exploration (2019)' and 'Terror Financing in Kashmir (2023)'.He had previously advised the former governor of Jammu and Kashmir on security issues during the critical times when Kashmir's special status, Article 370, was revoked.He has written extensively for several national and international newspapers, and worked with the International Labour Organization, the United Nations.His latest book is 'The Jihad Game: Inside Pakistan's dark war'

People in this episode

Host: Arihant

Guest: Dr Abhinav Pandya

Topics covered

• bureaucracy
• India
• foreign policy
• security
• politics

Keywords

• bureaucracy
• India
• Dr Abhinav Pandya
• foreign policy
• security
• Article 370
• Kashmir

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Usanas Foundation, Cornell University, St. Stephen's College, International Labour Organization, United Nations

Books & works: Radicalization in India: An Exploration, Terror Financing in Kashmir, The Jihad Game: Inside Pakistan's dark war

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