Digital Storms: Misinformation & Democracy in South Asia

Using Pakistan and India as examples, Dr. Umer Jan and Dr. Jamie Ranger examine how misinformation and hate speech may escalate ethnic and religious tensions, and how political parties use AI and encrypted networks to gain power.

The guests in this episode are Dr. Niloufer Siddiqui, Associate Professor of Political Science at Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany – State University of New York, and Dr. Kiran Garimella, Assistant Professor in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University. 

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