Recasting Indian Politics: Essays on a Working Democracy

Despite fifty years of the Indian Republic, its apparent durability is again being widely questioned. This highly accessible collection, written by academics, journalists, activists and civil servants, analyzes a range of political features including the constitution, political parties, group rights, representation, devolution, federalism and corruption. Each chapter is timely, recommending key policies and areas for urgent political reform--and topical, providing context and contrast to the debates sparked by the Indian Government's own current Constitutional Review Commission.