Sadanand Dhume
dhume.bsky.social
Sadanand Dhume
@dhume.bsky.social
AEI senior fellow. WSJ columnist.
My take on Manmohan Singh’s record as an economic reformer: great as finance minister, lousy as prime minister.
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Opinion | Manmohan Singh’s Mixed Economic Legacy
He pushed economic reforms as India’s finance minister, then abandoned them when he led the government.
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January 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The resurgence of chess in India underscores how the country has benefited enormously from opening its economy in 1991 to global flows of capital, technology and information. [My take]
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Opinion | Dommaraju Gukesh and India’s Chess Comeback
He beat China’s Ding Liren to become world champion, reflecting New Delhi’s rise.
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December 19, 2024 at 2:43 AM
I enjoyed this long conversation about India, Hindu nationalism, Indian problems with Canada, U.S.-India tensions over Bangladesh and other things with my friend and colleague Jonah Goldberg. [Audio, 81m]
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Back From India
Podcast Episode · The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg · 12/05/2024 · 1h 21m
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December 11, 2024 at 7:25 AM
Trade, immigration, Russia, Bangladesh, Khalistan, technology, the Quad and much more in this conversation about U.S.-India relations. (It was recorded before the recent BJP allegations against the “deep state.”) [Audio, 82m]
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Trump Sarkar 2.0: The Future of the India-US Global Partnership
Sadanand Dhume and Elizabeth Roche break down how Trump’s reelection might impact India-U.S. relations.
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December 11, 2024 at 6:23 AM
We covered Modi’s weakened comeback for a third term and the Pakistan army’s blatant rigging against Imran Khan in around the first 20 minutes of this world roundup on NPR’s 1A.
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Was 2024 a good year for democracy around the world?
India, the U.S., the U.K., Indonesia, France, and more went to the polls this year.
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December 11, 2024 at 6:18 AM
The Adani Group’s role in implementing key parts of Narendra Modi’s domestic and international agenda gives the U.S. case against Gautam Adani geopolitical significance far greater than most cases of alleged corporate malfeasance. [My take] #India
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Opinion | Gautam Adani’s Bribery Charges Affect U.S.-India Relations
The incoming Trump administration could work toward a settlement.
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December 7, 2024 at 7:13 PM
The death toll in Pakistan’s most recent spasm of anti-Shia violence has crossed 130. Unfortunately, this column I wrote in 2011 about Pakistan’s persecution of its Shia minority remains relevant after all these years.
December 2, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Sunday afternoon siblings.
November 24, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Some countries have greeted Donald Trump’s election with despair. In India, the dominant feeling is hope. [My take]
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Opinion | India Welcomes Donald Trump’s Second Term
Many view the president-elect’s return to the White House as an opportunity to boost ties between Washington and New Delhi.
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November 21, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Many Indians don’t like Justin Trudeau because they’re familiar with his type—a politician who panders to identity politics for votes, and appears willing to place his own political survival over his country’s interests. [My take]
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September 30, 2023 at 11:46 PM