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Global Ethics Weekly: Citizenship, Social Media, & the Indian Election, with Kavitha Rajagopalan

Global Ethics Weekly: Citizenship, Social Media, & the Indian Election, with Kavitha Rajagopalan

FromCarnegie Council Podcasts


Global Ethics Weekly: Citizenship, Social Media, & the Indian Election, with Kavitha Rajagopalan

FromCarnegie Council Podcasts

ratings:
Length:
49 minutes
Released:
May 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Senior Fellow Kavitha Rajagopalan discusses the ongoing Indian election through the complicated lens of citizenship and explains the vast power of political organizing and social media in the "world's largest democracy." What's at stake if Prime Minister Narendra Modi (the frontrunner) wins reelection? How have he and the BJP been able to push Hindu nationalism? What does voter disenfranchisement look like in India?
Released:
May 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Listen to events at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Speakers and interviewees include distinguished authors, government and UN officials, economists, and policymakers. Topics range from the ethics of war and peace, to religion in politics, to issues at the forefront of global social justice. To learn more, visit our website at http://www.carnegiecouncil.org.