# Episode 300: India, Then and Now

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Podcast: [Grand Tamasha](https://stenobird.com/podcast/grand-tamasha-340012)
Published: 2026-09-16T01:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week, Milan, Sadanand Dhume, and Tanvi Madan discuss the political fall-out of this summer’s Gen Z protests, the political future of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), and the churn within the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Plus, the trio discuss Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the potential thaw in China-India relations, and whether ties between India and the United States can weather the current turbulence.

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