Although the Congress Party has dominated Indian national politics in recent years, a more uncertain picture has emerged at the level of India's twenty-two states. Tensions resulting from modernization and increased popular participation in politics have aroused unprecedented fa…
"The first book in the Themes in Politics series, State and Politics in India comprises 15 landmark essays that collectively present an overall view of Indian politics. The essays analyse India's major political institutions - among others, the judiciary, the bureaucracy and the…
The essays in this book compare and analyze political processes in eight states within the Indian Union. A long introductory chapter by Myron Weiner sets the stage for individual studies of each state by separate scholars, namely: Myron Weiner (MIT) on Political Development in t…