Center for the Advanced Study of India

Center for the Advanced Study of India The Center for the Advanced Study of India is the first research institution in the US dedicated to the study of contemporary India.

Founded in 1992, The Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI) is an academic research center on contemporary India at the University of Pennsylvania. A national resource, it fills an urgent need for objective knowledge of India's politics and society, rapidly changing economy, and transformation as both an ancient civilization and major contemporary power. The Center collaborates with other i

nstitutions in the USA, India, and elsewhere to carry out its goals of nurturing a new generation of scholars across disciplines and providing a forum for dialogue among the academic, business, and foreign policy communities. The Center also collaborates with their New Delhi counterpart research organization, University of Pennsylvania Institute for the Advanced Study of India (UPIASI), to widen CASI’s reach within India.

"No Country for Young People: The Inverted Population Pyramid Facing India’s Gen Z"https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/rukmin...
08/31/2026

"No Country for Young People: The Inverted Population Pyramid Facing India’s Gen Z"
https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/rukmini-s-2026

In this issue of India in Transition, Journalist and CASI Affiliated Fellow Rukmini S. (Founder & Director, Data For India) examines data on India's Gen Z population in light of extraordinary street protests by young people that transfixed the country this past July.

"Strategic Convergence, Operational Limits: India–Japan Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific"https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/p...
08/17/2026

"Strategic Convergence, Operational Limits: India–Japan Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific"
https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/pratnashree-basu

In this issue of India in Transition, Pratnashree Basu (ORF) examines why strong India–Japan strategic convergence has yet to translate into deeper operational cooperation, highlighting the structural constraints that continue to limit the partnership.

"Optics, Ambition, and a Genuine Transition: Reflections from the Inaugural Mumbai Climate Week"https://casi.sas.upenn.e...
08/04/2026

"Optics, Ambition, and a Genuine Transition: Reflections from the Inaugural Mumbai Climate Week"
https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/vaishnavi-chandrashekhar

In this issue of India in Transition, journalist and former CASI Visiting Fellow Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar examines the ambitions and contradictions of India’s first "Climate Week" event.

"Nativist Backlash and 'Left-Behind' Areas: What India’s Trade Agreements Mean for its Political Economy"https://casi.sa...
07/20/2026

"Nativist Backlash and 'Left-Behind' Areas: What India’s Trade Agreements Mean for its Political Economy"
https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/benjamin-helms

In this issue of India in Transition, Benjamin Helms (Bush School of Government and Public Service) explains how India’s renewed efforts to forge free trade agreements will have uneven impacts on its domestic political economy.

Now available in HINDI & BANGLA:Parts 1 & 2 of a two-part series focusing on research that sheds light on key personalit...
07/16/2026

Now available in HINDI & BANGLA:

Parts 1 & 2 of a two-part series focusing on research that sheds light on key personalities in India’s diplomatic history, based on work that was first presented at the Ashoka-LSE Diplomatic Studies Workshop.

PART 1:
"Anti-Communism and an Asian Alliance of Democracies: Minoo Masani’s Vision of India in the Regional Security Order" by Sanjeet Kashyap (Jawaharlal Nehru University)
HINDI: https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit/sanjeet-kashyap
BANGLA: https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/iit/sanjeet-kashyap

PART 2:
"Maritime Security in India’s Grand Strategic Vision: K.M. Panikkar and India’s Oceanic Frontier" by Mujeeb Kanth (South Asian University)
HINDI: https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit/mujeeb-kanth
BANGLA: https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/iit/mujeeb-kanth

"Maritime Security in India’s Grand Strategic Vision: K.M. Panikkar and India’s Oceanic Frontier"https://casi.sas.upenn....
07/06/2026

"Maritime Security in India’s Grand Strategic Vision: K.M. Panikkar and India’s Oceanic Frontier"
https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/mujeeb-kanth

In this issue of India in Transition, Mujeeb Kanth (South Asian University) presents the second in a two-part series on key personalities in India’s diplomatic history, based on research that was first presented at the Ashoka-LSE Diplomatic Studies Workshop.

"Anti-Communism and an Asian Alliance of Democracies: Minoo Masani’s Vision of India in the Regional Security Order"http...
06/22/2026

"Anti-Communism and an Asian Alliance of Democracies: Minoo Masani’s Vision of India in the Regional Security Order"
https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/sanjeet-kashyap

In this issue of India in Transition, Sanjeet Kashyap (Jawaharlal Nehru University) presents the first in a two-part series focusing on research that sheds light on key personalities in India’s diplomatic history, based on work that was first presented at the Ashoka-LSE Diplomatic Studies Workshop.

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