America has chosen its president for the next four years. The man in the White House faces many immediate challenges. On the domestic front, for instance, there is social unrest, rising economic inequality, unemployment, and an inadequate healthcare system. On the international front, there is friction with China and Russia, as well as entanglement in the Middle East. There is also the urgent global threat of climate change. This session debates the future of US institutions, its society and relations with the world.
Bhaskar Sunkara is the founding editor and publisher of Jacobin magazine and the publisher of Catalyst. He is an author and a columnist for The Guardian.
More InfoNathan Robinson is the editor of Current Affairs and a political columnist at The Guardian.
More InfoSeema Sirohi writes mainly on international affairs and India’s place in the world. She is currently a columnist for The Economic Times.
More InfoThe launch of “The Battle of Belonging” followed by a discussion between Shashi Tharoor and Christophe Jaffrelot about what Nationalism really means.
The politics and economics of US foreign intervention.
A panel discussion with Michael Hudson & Vijay Prashad with Suhasini Haider as the chair.
For The Motion : Mallika Sarabhai & Shashi Tharoor ; Against The Motion : R. Jagannathan & Shazia Ilmi ; Chair : Vir Sanghvi