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After Independence the Nehruvian approach to socialism in India rested upon three pillars: secularism and democracy in the political domain, state intervention in the economy, and diplomatic Non-Alignment mitigated by pro-Soviet leanings after the 1960s. These features defined the "Indian model, " and even the country's political identity. From this starting point Christophe Jaffrelot explores the manner in which some of these dimensions have ...

There seems to be no end to the growing number of victims of civil war, terrorism, guerrilla warfare and military repression on the Indian subcontinent, despite the absence of interstate wars over the past ten years. These conflicts often involve armed paramilitary militias or insurgents of one sort or other, and it is their ideology, sociology and strategies that the contributors to this book investigate. Whether based on ideological motives-...

Countries like India, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia and South Africa which were previously lumped under the general heading of 'developing' are fast becoming key players on the international stage. This book describes 'Emerging States' and how they are transforming international relations.

A detailed account of the Hindu nationalist movement in India since the 1920s arguing that political uneasiness, created by real and imagined threats of colonialism and the presence of minority groups, paved the way for militant Hinduism on the Indian subcontinent.

Since the 1960s a new assertiveness has characterized India's formerly silent majority, the lower castes that comprise more than two-thirds of the population. Today India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, is controlled by lower-caste politicians, as is Bihar, and lower-caste representation in national politics is growing inexorably. Jaffrelot argues that this trend constitutes a genuine "democratization" of India and that the social and ec...

Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891--1956) rose from a community of "untouchables, " to become a major figure in modern Indian history. Christophe Jaffrelot's biography reconsiders Dr. Ambedkar's life and thought and his unique combination of pragmatism and idealism. Establishing himself as a scholar, activist, journalist, and educator, Ambedkar ultimately found himself immersed in Indian politics and helped to draft the nation's constitution as ...

A fresh political history of Pakistan that explains the resilience of the state and its people and how both persevere against the odds.

This account of Pakistan's complicated political mosaic focuses on ethnic tensions within the country, the Mohajir movement, Pashtun and Baloch nationalisms, and the "Punjabization" of the country. Contributors also look at the country's complex position within the South Asian region, including its foreign policy, and the dialectic between domestic and foreign policy, and the role of the army. The book raises many thought-provoking questions, ...

A political biography of Gujarat and the chief minister who has run it for twelve years - the man now adopted as the BJP's prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Indian election.

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For decades, India has been a conservative democracy governed by the upper caste notables coming from the urban bourgeoisie, the landowning aristocracy and the intelligentsia. The democratisation of the world 's largest democracy started with the rise of peasants parties and the politicisation of the lower castes who voted their own representatives to power as soon as they emancipated themselves from the elite 's domination. In Indian state po...

A history of religion, caste and politics in democratic India by a world expert on the subject.

A comprehensive, detailed and contemporary study of one of the most diverse, volatile and strategically significant countries in the world today.