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Srinath Raghavan is senior fellow at the Centre for Policy Research and visiting professor at Ashoka University. He has written many books, including, most recently, India’s War: The Making of Modern South Asia. He was awarded the Infosys Prize for Social Sciences in 2015.

Srinath Raghavan

Senior fellow, Centre for Policy Research

Srinath Raghavan is senior fellow at the Centre for Policy Research and visiting professor at Ashoka University. He has written many books, including, most recently, India’s War: The Making of Modern South Asia. He was awarded the Infosys Prize for Social Sciences in 2015.

By Srinath Raghavan