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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
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.
July 07, 2023

The India Stack: How India Is Revolutionizing Governance Through Digital Public Inclusion

By Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty
Beyond the Indus podcast hosts Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty speak to Gaurav Narain about layers of this new technology and its impact on the Indian economy.

June 20, 2023

Mr. Modi Goes to Washington: Breaking New Ground in the India-US Strategic Partnership

By Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty
Beyond the Indus podcast hosts Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty discuss Modi's state visit to the U.S., and broader trends in India-U.S. relations, with Rajeshwari Pillai Rajgopalan.

June 06, 2023

Crypto Mining in the Himalayas: Bhutan’s Gamble With Bitcoin

By Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty
Beyond the Indus podcast hosts Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty explore how Bhutan is quietly gearing up to become the world's next Bitcoin superpower.

May 10, 2023

The Ukraine War: The View from South Asia

By Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty
Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty tackle one of the world's greatest geopolitical conflicts, the Ukraine War, from a South Asian perspective.

May 22, 2023

The Wrath of Imran Khan

By Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty
The rise and fall of Pakistan's most controversial populist.
April 10, 2023

A Requiem for Pakistan

By Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty
Unpacking Pakistan's economic and political meltdown.

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