Join Sudhanshu as he speaks with Richa Rai, a doctor based in India who runs her own hospital, but has also studied  in the United States at Columbia's School of Public Health, about the recent protests by resident doctors because of the NEET-PG.  Swadeshi/Videshi is an exploration of India's political, socio-economic, and historical past and present through an insider and outsider's perspective with host Sudhanshu Kaushik as he dissects the complexities of current events occurring for young Indians and diaspora members to digest with interviews of experts while also having conversat ..read more

Join Sudhanshu as he speaks to Aditi Singh who was elected as MLA from Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh in 2017 at the age of 29. She has recently joined the BJP. This conversation was recorded in August of 2017.  Swadeshi/Videshi is an exploration of India's political, socio-economic, and historical past and present through an insider and outsider's perspective with host Sudhanshu Kaushik as he dissects the complexities of current events occurring for young Indians and diaspora members to digest with interviews of experts while also having conversations with young Indians to gauge what India is ..read more

Join Sudhanshu as he speaks to Navyug Gill, professor at William Paterson University, and a PhD in History from Emory where his research focused on labor and agrarian studies, caste politics, global capitalism and subaltern studies. He’s written extensively on Punjab, agriculture, caste and economy of cultivation. The interview discuss a topic that has been on almost every news channel, feed and a talking point in India and outside of India: the farmer’s protest occurring in North India. Now, a lot has been said about the bills, about the supposed agrarian economy, the impact on the current M ..read more

Join Sudhanshu as he speaks to activist and author Tara Krishnaswamy who leads Political Shakti, a movement to increase political participation of women, and Citizens For Bengaluru, a citizen movement for better accountability. The interview touches on a variety of issues including  how Tara got into activism, the barriers in women joining politics, the levels in which women are participating, campaigning and mobilizing on women-centric issues and the effort to ensure fair representation of women in the judiciary, legislative and executive. The takeaway? Among many things is that we cann ..read more

Donald J. Trump is visiting India. Is this a presidential visit to advance ties of both countries, or is this a political visit to ensure the re-election of Donald Trump as president? But why would Trump go to India if he wants to win an election? Tune in as I discuss electoral politics and demographics with pollster and incoming Cornell Law student Nitin Nainani as we discuss why this visit and why now? We believe it's because the Indian-American vote and demographics do matter. Demographics are not destiny, which is why you see many Indians shifting from the Democratic Party and changing the ..read more

Read YIF's article here: https://medium.com/@youngindiafdn/we-should-talk-about-ageism-b00e7a09b980 To learn more about YIF: https://www.youngindia.foundation Swadeshi/Videshi is an exploration of India's political, socio-economic, and historical past and present through an insider and outsider's perspective with host Sudhanshu Kaushik as he dissects the complexities of current events occurring for young Indians and diaspora members to digest with interviews of experts while also having conversations with young Indians to gauge what India is to young Indians all over the world. Intro and Out ..read more

Let's talk about National Youth Day.  Read YIF's article here: https://medium.com/@youngindiafdn/its-national-youth-day-the-government-is-celebrating-by-deflecting-and-suppressing-young-people-2e239ca3f060 To learn more about YIF: https://www.youngindia.foundation Swadeshi/Videshi is an exploration of India's political, socio-economic, and historical past and present through an insider and outsider's perspective with host Sudhanshu Kaushik as he dissects the complexities of current events occurring for young Indians and diaspora members to digest with interviews of experts while also ha ..read more

The world's largest elections are managed by the Election Commission of India. Typically, the Government of India is known for it's bureaucratic hurdles and slow process, but the ECI stands out in innovation. I'm joined by Dr. Kushal Pathak, the Chief Information Office and Director of Information Technology of the ECI, as he explains in-depth of the incredible work that the Election Commission of India has undertaken to make elections easier for the electorate as well as safer and efficient. At a time when the ECI has suffered a credibility issue, it seems the commission has been working to e ..read more

Join Sudhanshu as he breaks down the Univeristy of Farmington, a fake university set up by US agencies to trap students with Theresa Brown, Bipartisan Policy Center's director of immigration and cross-border policy. Swadeshi/Videshi is an exploration of India's political, socio-economic, and historical past and present through an insider and outsider's perspective with host Sudhanshu Kaushik as he dissects the complexities of current events occurring for young Indians and diaspora members to digest with interviews of experts while also having conversations with young Indians to gauge what Indi ..read more

Join Sudhanshu as he has a candid conversation with Shivam Vij, contributing editor at ThePrint. He has reported and written extensively on caste-based violence, affirmative action and politics. He has also reported on the Kashmir conflict and the India’s Maoist uprising. His work has appeared in Tehelka, Open and Caravan and Himal South Asian, amongst other publications. Check his work here: https://theprint.in/author/shivam-vij/; and https://shivamvij.in The interview touches on a variety of issues from Shivam's own journey from being an early user of digital journalism and his opinion jour ..read more