Ashoka Mody is an economic historian at Princeton, but writes that his “heart is in India.” It’s from this perspective that Mody, the Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor in International Economic Policy at the School of Public and International Affairs, channels his finance- and policy-driven analysis of the world’s second most-populous country. Weaving history, statistics, economics, and political science, Mody’s new book, “India is Broken: A People Betrayed, Independence to Today,” released by Stanford University Press last month, is a clear-eyed look at the obstacles the country faces on its path to becoming a global superpower. Dr. Mody recently spoke with Princeton International to discuss his findings.