...on the economy, borders, identities, environment, and regional geopolitics of the wider Himalayan region including the Hindu Kush and the Karakoram.

This is the first in a multi-part series published in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence for Himalayan Studies, at the Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR, a research center focused...

Now Available in HINDI & BANGLA: "Churning the Oceans in the Mountains: Lithic Histories Between the Sikkim Himalayas and Naga Hills" by Kalzang Dorjee Bhutia (Shiv Nadar University) HINDI: casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit… BANGLA: casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/ii…

Last call to REGISTER for our Oct 16 Fall 2026 Nand & Jeet Khemka Distinguished Lecture: "India at the Crossroads of Global Trade" with Amit Khandelwal (@akhandelwal8) of Yale University. eventbrite.com/e/india-at-th…

...on the economy, borders, identities, environment, and regional geopolitics of the wider Himalayan region including the Hindu Kush and the Karakoram.

This is the first in a multi-part series published in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence for Himalayan Studies, at the Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR, a research center focused...

"Churning the Oceans in the Mountains: Lithic Histories, Community Relationships, and Knowledge of Place Between the Sikkim Himalayas and Naga Hills" by Kalzang Dorjee Bhutia (Shiv Nadar University) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/kalza…

Now Available in HINDI & BANGLA: "'Situationships,' Values-Based Realism, and India’s Neighborhood Foreign Policy" by Chayanika Saxena @mobilemigrant HINDI: casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit… BANGLA: casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/ii…

Meet CASI's 2026-27 Scholars & Fellows! They hail from a variety of disciplines & continue to shape our understanding of many of India’s most pressing concerns. Become a 2027-28 In-Residence CASI Visiting Scholar/Fellow! (Deadline to Apply: Dec 1, 2026) casi.sas.upenn.edu/apply-for…

We are delighted to share CASI’s 2025-26 Annual Report! View highlights of the past year’s accomplishments and our goals and plans for the Center in the year ahead. Full Report: issuu.com/casipenn/docs/casi…

Don't miss our Oct 13, 12pm Book Talk with musician, author & activist @tmkrishna—discussing his book "We the People of India: Decoding a Nation's Symbols" w/ CASI Affiliated Scholar Nityanand Jayaraman (in partnership w/ @SouthAsiaPenn & @PennMusic) More: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/tm…

The first episode in CASI's new collaboration with #GrandTamasha podcast! "Why Clean Air is So Hard to Deliver in India" with CASI Senior Faculty Fellow & former Director @tariqthachil & journalist & 2025 Visiting Fellow @winterapples

INDUS Launch Webinar: "Revisiting Urban India: Taking Stock, Looking Forward" Oct 20, 9:30am EDT | 7:00pm IST (Organized and hosted by CASI and the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change, @UMNews) Read More & REGISTER: eventbrite.com/e/a-quarter-c…

...and what she learned there about building institutions, collaboration, and diversity, and why academia is stronger when it leaves its silos.

In IiT's first Postdoc Spotlight interview, CASI Non-Resident Managing Editor @RohanV spoke to Mekhala Krishnamurthy about being CASI's first postdoc, how CASI shaped her work on mandis and frontline functionaries...

CASI Postdoc Spotlight: Mekhala Krishnamurthy on Mandis, Silos, and Institution-Building in Academia casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/casi-…

Our next Joint Seminar with CASI Fall Visiting Scholars, Priya Mukherjee & Baijayanti Chatterjee: Oct 8 at 12pm (in partnership with @PennSAS, Earth & Environmental Science, @upennclimate, @SouthAsiaPenn) Read More: casi.sas.upenn.edu/events/pr…

Meet Fall 2026 Visiting Scholar, Amrita Sengupta!

Meet Fall 2026 Visiting Scholar, Abhijit Ekbote!

Now available in HINDI & BANGLA: "After India’s G20 Moment: Diplomatic Spectacles and Diminishing Returns" by @AbhinandanKr_ (Jadavpur University) HINDI: casi.sas.upenn.edu/hindi/iit… BANGLA: casi.sas.upenn.edu/bangla/ii…