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the Hello and welcome to another episode of Politics Theory Other, a podcast from Tribune magazine.

My name is Alex Doherty and my guest today is Ravinda Kour.

We talked about her new book, Brand New Nation,

Capitalist Dreams and Nationalist Designs in 21st Century India. We talked about how in both

India and around the world, ethno-nationalism in alliance with domestic and international capital

seeks to rebrand entire nations as attractive investment opportunities.

We talked about who and what is left out of the airbrushed picture of the branded nation,

why it is that nationalism and capitalist globalization are not antithetical,

as was commonly supposed in the 1990s,

and we also talked about how India's democratic history and self-portrayal as open and convivial is used to favourably contrast India with China, even in the era of Hindu nationalism. Today's show is brought to you

by PTO supporters on Patreon and also by Verso Books, who have lots of excellent titles that

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the maritime factor in the making of the modern world by Liam Kampling and Alejandro O'Colas.

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And now to today's interview.

Ravinda Kour is Associate Professor of Modern South Asian Studies at the University of Copenhagen.

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