Sumit Ganguly

Sumit Ganguly is a columnist for Foreign Policy and a distinguished professor of political science and the Rabindranath Tagore chair in Indian cultures and civilizations at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Stories by Sumit Ganguly
A national flag show is seen at Chaoyang park in Beijing on Sept. 30, 2006.

The Power of Narrative
Review |
A man reads a local newspaper showing a photograph of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, in Kabul on Nov. 8, 2020.

In Afghanistan, the Choice Isn’t Withdraw or Endless War
Argument |
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa addresses the nation along with army commander Shavendra Silva, navy chief Nishantha Ulugetenne, and air force chief Sudarshana Pathirana during Independence Day celebrations in Colombo on Feb. 4.

The United Nations Turns Up the Heat on Rajapaksa
Argument |
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves from No. 10 Downing St. in central London on April 18, 2018.

India’s “Electoral Autocracy” Hits Back
Voice |
A passenger walks on a railway track after trains got stranded due to a major power outage from grid failure in Mumbai on Oct. 12, 2020.

As India’s Physical Borders Quiet Down, Its Virtual Ones Are Under Siege
Argument |
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