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Expertise Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Equity, Food Security, France, India, Global Warming, Globalization, Immigration, Immigrant Diasporas, Industrial Agriculture, Indian Diaspora, Minority Integration, Security, South Asia, Sustainability, U.S.-India Relations, Women in the Evolving Global Economy.
Mira Kamdar has been a Senior Fellow at the World Policy Institute since 1992, and was Acting Director in 1996-97. Her latest book, Planet India: The Turbulent Rise of the Largest Democracy and the Future of Our World, was in paperback in the United States in February 2008 (Scribner). The book has been published in separate English-language editions in India and in the United Kingdom, as well as in Hindi, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, French and Chinese translations. Her critically acclaimed memoir, Motiba's Tattoos: A Granddaughter's Journey into her Indian Family's Past (Public Affairs 2000) was a 2000 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection and won the 2002 Washington Book Award.
Mira has been appointed a Bernard Schwartz Fellow of the Asia Society for the calendar year 2008, based at the Society's New York headquarters, where her work focuses on issues of equity and sustainability in the context of accelerating globalization and climate change, and on a changing U.S.-Asia relationship.
Mira is a regular speaker at high-level international gatherings, and has addressed audiences on India and global affairs at venues as diverse as the Asia Society in New York and in Mumbai; the Observer Research Foundation, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and the India International Centre in New Delhi; the Centre for International Relations Studies at Sciences Po in Paris; J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Altria, Lehman Brothers, The New School, Columbia University, the University of Washington School of Business, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the Pacific Council on International Policy, the Shorenstein Asia Pacific Research Center at Stanford University, and various World Affairs Council chapters across the United States.
Mira Kamdar's opinions and articles have appeared in publications around the world, including Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, World Policy Journal, Times of India, Daily News & Analysis, Outlook, Tehelka, The Guardian online and Yale Global. She has provided expert commentary and been interviewed for radio and television outlets such as CNN International, Bloomberg TV, BBC, National Public Radio, TV Ontario, Public Radio International, Headlines Today, South Asia World, and TV Asia.
Experience
Honors and
Affiliations
Pacific Council on International Policy (Bilateral Task Force on India-US Relations 2004); SAJA, South Asian Journalists Association
Education
Languages
BOOKS
By Senior Fellow Mira Kamdar Scribner, 2007.
Reviewed on June 21, 2008, by The Malaysia Star . Praise from Asia Times Jul. 28, 2007; chosen as one of The Nation's best books on Asia for 2007. Reviewed by Chennai Online, February 7, 2008.
The French edition Ms. Kamdar's new book will be published in January 2008 as Planet India: L’Ascension turbulente d’un géant démocratique (Actes Sud; translator Andre Levin). The U.S. paperback edition, following the February 2007 hardcover, will be published in February 2008 with a new subtitle as Planet India: The Turbulent Rise of the Largest Democracy and the Future of Our World. Pre-purchase a copy at Amazon here.
Motiba’s Tattoos: A Granddaughter’s Journey from America into her Indian Family’s Past By Senior Fellow Mira Kamdar Plume, 2001 A Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection 2002 Washington Book Award
SELECTED ARTICLES
A select list of Dr. Kamdar's work can be viewed at http://www.mirakamdar.com/articles.html
More on Mira Kamdar at http://www.mirakamdar.com/
and Read her blog at http://mirakamdar.blogspot.com/
*** MIRA KAMDAR discussed politics and the poll outcome in India prior to the election on Aljazeera English, “Riz Khan,” May 13, 2009. (Part 1) and (Part 2) MIRA KAMDAR. “Mofussil: Provincial,” Courrier Internacional, May 12, 2009. MIRA KAMDAR discussed the implications of Pakistani President Zardari and his strikes in the Swat Valley on The Takeaway, May 7, 2009. MIRA KAMDAR spoke about the importance of India’s election on The Takeaway, May 7, 2009. “L’Inde partagée sur le triomphe de Slumdog Millionaire.” Planète Asie du Monde Diplo, February 25, 2009. “Le Mot de la Semaine – ‘Kesh:’ La Chevelure.” Courrier International, February 19, 2009. “On the Front Lines of the Global Food Crisis” Slate, August 4-8 2008 (in 5 installments) “Vu d’Australie,” Planète Asie, Le Monde, July 4, 2008.
"Jaipur: La Ville rose panse ses blessures," Planète Asie, Le Monde Diplomatique, May 23, 2008.
"How One Region has Gone from Breadbasket to Food Crisis," for Alternet.org on May 15, 2008. “The Threat of Global Food Shortages” on May 10, 2008 for Business Standard. “Myanmar: A Tragedy for Asia and the World,” for Forbes.com on May 9, 2008. "The Threat of Global Food Shortages: Part II,” Yale Global. Reprinted in publications around the world (South China Morning Post, Korea Herald, Business Standard, Outlook – see AS Media weekly reports), on May 7, 2008. "Birmanie, le double dilemme," (Burma's double dilemma) (in French) for Le Monde Diplomatique, May 6, 2008. Daily Times (Pakistan) published "India’s Fiscal Follies" on April 16, 2008. "India's Budget May Backfire," The Australian, April 3, 2008. “India’s Fiscal Follies,” April 3 2008. Published by 17 papers in association with Project Syndicate. So far, the column has appeared in 5 languages: Arabic, Danish, English, French and Portuguese. "Tata's on a Tear," Forbes.com, February 25, 2008.
Le Figaro (France) published an interview with Mira on February 20, 2008.
“A Bollywood Bride for Sarkozy?” The Journal of Turkish Weekly, January 30, 2008.
Interviewed for Outlook (India) on January 28, 2008, for the article, “Out Here The Nano is a No-No.”
“It Costs Just $2,500. It’s Cute as a Bug. And it Could Mean Global Disaster,” The Washington Post, January 13, 2008.
China, Burma, and the West: A Conflict of Interests. Commentisfree.com October 14, 2007.
“Forget the Israel Lobby. The Hill’s Next Big Player is Made in India,” Washington Post Outlook, Sep. 30, 2007.
“Climate Change Challenge for the Poor, Part II,” YaleGlobal, Sep. 28, 2007.
“India and the United States,” Forbes.com, Aug. 13, 2007.
"An American in Paris? A Guided Tour of Sarkoland," World Policy Journal, Vol. 24, No. 2, 2007.
"The Real Prize in India-U.S. Relations," World Policy Journal, Vol. 23, No. 4, 2006/07.
"April in Paris," World Policy Journal, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2005.
"The Struggle for India's Soul," World Policy Journal, Vol. 19, No. 3, 2002.
"Rangoon: A Remembrance of Things Past," World Policy Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3, 1999.
Mira Kamdar has also featured in several publications including, Daily Star Egypt, Les Echos ( Mali), The Australian, The Independent (Bangladesh), The Sakaal Times, The Japan Times, The Korean Herald (South Korea), The Burman Digest (Myanmar), The Daily Times (Pakistan), The Taipei Times, The Guardian (UK), Politiken (Denmark), Valor (Brazil), Stabroek News (Guyana), Bahrain Tribune (Bahrain), Jordan Times (Jordan), Al Eqtishadiah (Saudi Arabia).
MEDIA
Quoted in Bloomberg.com, “Indian Business Plans to Use Expatriates as Nuclear Lobbyists,” June 1, 2008.
Interviewed on BBC World on global food crisis, on May 28, 2008.
Quoted in “India’s Democracy has Many Voices,” News Blaze (California), May 22, 2008.
On May 23, 2008, Mira Kamdar was interviewed by Daniel Flitton, Diplomatic Editor, The Age, Melbourne, Australia, Publication date TBD.
Interviewed and quoted in “India’s Democracy,” America.gov on May 21, 2008. Interviewed on May 20, 2008 by Sen Lam for “Crisis raises questions about China and India's influence on Junta” on ABC Radio Australia Connect Asia. Interviewed on Bloomberg TV on Burma on May 15, 2008. On May 6, 2008, Mira Kamdar was interviewed on CBS Radio on Burma. Took part in “India’s Agricultural Crisis and the Global Food Emergency,” held by the Southern Asia Institute at Columbia University’s SIPA on April 23, 2008, Interviewed on April 22, 2008 for a documentary on India called “Inde 2025”. It is a look at India in 2025 broadcast on ARTE in France. Other guest experts: AS Associate Fellow Christophe Jaffrelot and Pavan Varma.
Panelist for "Media: Beyond Bollywood," at the India Business Forum, Columbia University, India: Growing@the Speed of Thought, on April 19, 2008
On February 7, 2008, France Info Radio interviewed Mira Kamdar in a segment titled, "Le Livre du Jour."
Planet India was included by The Nation for its list of best books on Asia, 2007.
CNN
International, Hong Kong (remote from New York), Interview on the GAP
and child labor in India, October 30, 2007. Bloomberg Asia Pacific, Hong Kong (remote from New York), Interview on Secretary Paulson's visit to India, October 29, 2007.
"Asia Society
Presents India@60," Asian America Television, in conversation with Vishakha
Desai and Joydeep Mukherjee, New York, October 2, 2007. "India After Gandhi," BookTV / CSPAN, introduced author Ramachandra Guha and moderated discussion with audience, sponsored by SAJA (South Asian Journalists Association), Tamarind Art Gallery, New York, September 25, 2007.
Reuters TV, New York, Interview on Indo-US nuclear deal, September 19, 2007.
LECTURES & APPEARANCES
Spoke at the NYU Global South Asia Conference on February 14, 2009. On May 22, 2008 Mira Kamdar took part in a Panel Discussion Luncheon with Neville Roach & Mira Kamdar. Moderated by Professor Sally Walker, Vice Chancellor, Deakin University (Melbourne, Australia). (High-level attendance, including American counsel general, various corporate leaders, AS Australia board members.)
On May 21, 2008 Mira attended a briefing and lecture on India for Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, government of Australia, Canberra, Australia. The lecture was called: “The Environmental Threat to India’s Future,” Australia National University, Canberra, Australia.
On May 21, 2008 Mira was interviewed with Daniel Flitton, Diplomatic Editor, The Age, Melbourne, Australia.
Mira took part in a number of events at the Asia Society AustralAsia Centre, Melbourne, May 20-23, 2008, including:
--- Live interview with Sen Lam, Presenter, ABC Radio Australia Connect Asia. Topic: The cyclone devastation in Burma has again highlighted the junta's lack of concern for their people. Why are countries like India, with its close relationship with Rangoon, silent on the matter? Also, India's agricultural policies under Finance minister Chidambaram.
--- Private luncheon at Pricewaterhouse Coopers The impact of India’s rise on the Asia Pacific Region - economic, climate change & security.
--- Seminar/presentation at ANU, followed by discussion. Topic : The Environmental Threat to India's Future.
--- Roundtable with Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT).
--- Meeting at Deakin University with academics with a keen India interest
--- Panel Discussion Luncheon with Neville Roach. Moderated by Professor Sally Walker, Vice Chancellor, Deakin University.
--- Interview with Daniel Flitton, Diplomatic Editor, The Age.
Attended “Europe and South Asia Post 9/11: ‘New Terrorism,’ Citizenship & Security,” on May 6, 2008. Conference sponsored by the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, Paris. Presented paper: “The National Security State and the Radicalization of India’s Muslims.”
On April 19, 2008 Mira Kamdar appeared as panelist at the India Business Forum, Columbia University, India: Growing@the Speed of Thought, panelist: “Media: Beyond Bollywood”. Panel Moderator: -- Aseem Chhabra: Board Member, South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA Panel Participants: -- Vinodh Bhat: General Manager, Saavn and Co-founder & Managing Partner, 212MEDIA -- Mira Kamdar: Author, Planet India -- Sanjay Sanghoee (CBS '00): Producer / Writer, Relentless Pictures -- Marcus Stuart: EVP - New Media & Corporate Development, Eros International Mira Kamdar took part in the Williamsburg Conference in Bali, Indonesia from April 3-6, 2008. ***
Moderated a discussion with South Asian professional women at the South Asian Women's Leadership Forum at PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York, March 15, 2008.
Spoke at the Vail Symposium on March 3, 2008.
Mira lectured on Planet India, at the Center for India Studies with the Wang Center, SUNY Stonybrook, on February 26, 2008 and again at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, on February 28, 2008.
Mira was the keynote speaker at the Annual Conference, Association of International Education Administrators, in Washington, D.C. on February 20, 2008.
Mira participated in the panel, "A Ticking Time Bomb: How Long will Asia's Poor Wait for Trickle Down?" with Tion Kwa and Ursula Schaefer-Preuss, Vice President, Asian Development Bank at the Asia Society, Washington DC, and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, on February 19, 2008.
Spoke at the Houston World Affairs Council, Sep. 26, 2007.
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