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Tushar Shetty

Tushar Shetty

Tushar Shetty is an Economist-in-training at HTW Berlin and host of the Beyond the Indus podcast.

With academic and corporate experience in India, China and Germany, Tushar Shetty is part of the International Development Economics program at HTW Berlin, specializing in post-war East Asian development. He also hosts “Kox Populi” on KOX Radio Berlin, where he interviews migrants and political exiles fleeing conflict zones around the world.

Posts by Tushar Shetty
November 08, 2024

Rumble in Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Election Surprise

By Tushar Shetty
Uditha Devapriya and Umesh Moramudali on Sri Lanka’s ongoing political realignment.

October 05, 2024

Chip-Sourcing: India’s Semiconductor Moonshot

By Tushar Shetty
Pranay Kotasthane and Trinh Nguyen break down India’s ambitious plans to set up its own chip manufacturing ecosystem.
September 10, 2024

Mukti 2.0: Bangladesh’s Monsoon Revolution

By Tushar Shetty
Mubashar Hasan, Smruti S. Pattanaik, and Leo Wigger discuss the causes and triggers of the protest that dethroned Bangladesh's PM and the outlook for the country moving forward.

August 14, 2024

Taliban Redux: Afghanistan 3 Years After the Fall of Kabul

By Tushar Shetty
Zahra Joya and Shanthie D’Souza unpack the Taliban regime, its suppression of women and minorities, and the wider consequences of its rule on global terror and geopolitics.

June 07, 2024

Samudra Manthan: Political Churnings in Maldives and the Indian Ocean Region

By Tushar Shetty
Daniel Bosley discusses China-India competition and domestic politics in the Maldives, and Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan puts that in the context of broader IOR dynamics.

May 07, 2024

The Great Indian Election Campaign

By Tushar Shetty
Host Tushar Shetty and guests Kavita Chowdhury and Milan Vaishnav highlight some of the issues and controversies surrounding India's 2024 general election.
April 01, 2024

The INDIA Alliance: How India’s Opposition Plans to Take Down the BJP

By Tushar Shetty
Let's explore India's opposition coalition, its struggles and prospects, with guests Snigdhendu Bhattacharya and Gilles Verniers.

March 09, 2024

Saffron Dawn: Modi’s BJP and Hindutva Politics

By Tushar Shetty
Join us in the lead up to the Great Indian Election as we explore Narendra Modi’s BJP, and what made it the dominant force in Indian politics.

January 30, 2024

Chaos on the Indus: Pakistan’s Election Maelstrom

By Tushar Shetty
A preview of Pakistan’s critical 2024 election, featuring host Tushar Shetty and guests Michael Kugelman and Kunwar Khuldune Shahid.

January 03, 2024

The Great Bangladesh Election Conundrum

By Tushar Shetty
A primer on Bangladesh’s convoluted electoral history and the various players involved, featuring host Tushar Shetty and guests Mubashar Hasan and Smruti S. Pattanaik.

August 14, 2023

The BJP’s Southern Strategy

By Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty
How the BJP plans to win over South India in the lead up to the 2024 election.
July 21, 2023

The Plight of the Rohingya: The Struggle for Identity and Survival in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp

By Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty
Beyond the Indus podcast hosts Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty speak to survivors of the Rohingya genocide, currently living in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, as well as Matthew Smith, CEO of Fortify Rights.

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