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.