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OverviewIndian Politics and Political Processes explores the key ideas, foundations, continuities, major shifts and challenges to the state and democracy in modern India. The book presents an in-depth analysis of recent issues and challenges confronting the Indian state and politics. Presenting a comprehensive account of the major trajectories of Indian politics, this book introduces the readers to the existing literature and enables them to think critically about major issues and institutions of politics and democracy. The chapters engage critically with the historical antecedents, major debates, and recent developments. The book also elaborately deals with issues such as populism, religious movements, minority rights, health, and the environment, which are often ignored or side-lined in the available literature on Indian politics and political processes. The book will be useful to the students, teachers and researchers pursuing courses in political science, South Asian Studies, and international/global politics and economics. It will also be an informative read for those interested in contemporary South Asian politics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mithilesh Kumar Jha , Kamal Nayan ChoubeyPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge India Weight: 0.852kg ISBN: 9781032499833ISBN 10: 1032499834 Pages: 504 Publication Date: 18 September 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Figures x List of Tables xi Notes on Contributors xii Acknowledgements xvii List of Abbreviations xix Introduction 1 MITHILESH KUMAR JHA AND KAMAL NAYAN CHOUBEY SECTION I Indian Constitution, State and Emerging Trends 33 1 Indian Constitution: Antecedents, Philosophy and Basic Features 35 OM PRAKASH 2 State, Society and the Nation 53 MOHINDER SINGH 3 Populism and the ‘Nirgun’ People 75 ADITYA NIGAM 4 Forms of Contemporary Religious Movements 95 MANINDRA NATH THAKUR 5 Regulating the Electoral Domain: The Election Commission of India 115 UJJWAL KUMAR SINGH AND ANUPAMA ROY SECTION II Political Processes I: Changing Dynamics of Institutions and Political Parties 129 6 Indian Judiciary: Changing Role and Dynamics of the Supreme Court of India 131 INDRAJEET KUMAR JHA 7 Indian Parliament: Changing Contours and Challenging Future 156 MEENAKSHI GOGOI AND MITHILESH KUMAR JHA 8 Federal Polity in the Multiparty Coalition Era and Beyond 174 HEMANT DOGRA AND MITHILESH KUMAR JHA 9 Policy Paths to Welfare and Citizen Well-Being: A Rights-Based Perspective 197 HIMANSHU JHA 10 Elections and Voting Behaviour: Historical Antecedents and Contemporary Trends 221 SUMIT KUMAR SARMA AND MITHILESH KUMAR JHA 11 The Congress Party and the Indian Party System 237 RAJESH KUMAR 12 Bharatiya Janata Party: Electoral Dominance or Ideological Hegemony? 259 MITHILESH KUMAR JHA SECTION III Political Processes II: Contested Determinants of Indian Politics 275 13 Changing Dynamics of Caste and Politics in India 277 SATAKSHI MALVIYA AND SHAMIK VATSA 14 The Middle Class in India: Politics, Economy and Culture 296 ASHUTOSH KUMAR 15 Understanding Tribal India: Constitutional Rights, Issues and Challenges 318 KAMAL NAYAN CHOUBEY 16 Gender and Indian Politics 342 RASHMI GOPI 17 Secularism in India: Theories, Practices and Controversies 364 ANURAG PANDEY 18 Local Self-Government: Panchayats and Municipalities 387 SMITA AGARWAL SECTION IV Political Processes III: Site of Concerns and Challenges to Indian Democracy 407 19 The Idea of Minority: An Indian Story 409 HILAL AHMED 20 Politics of Ethnonationalism and Multi-Level Governance in India 436 PAHI SAIKIA 21 Discourse on the Environment and Development in India 463 MEENAKSHI GOGOI 22 The Politics of the Public Health System in India 480 SKYLAB SAHU IndexReviewsAuthor InformationMithilesh Kumar Jha teaches political science at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. He earned his PhD in 2014 from the University of Delhi. Dr. Jha’s research interests are political thought, theory, and Indian politics. His noted publication is Language Politics and Public Sphere in North India: Making of the Maithili Movement (2018). His articles and review articles have appeared in journals like EPW, Studies in Indian Politics, Contributions to Indian Sociology, Seminar, The Book Review, and LSE Review of Books. He has been a recipient of the Charles Wallace Fellowship and ICSSR Fellowship for data collection abroad for his research in 2012. Kamal Nayan Choubey teaches political science at Dyal Singh College of Delhi University. He has completed his PhD from the Department of Political Science, Delhi University. He is the author of the book, Jaatiyon ka Rajneetikaran: Bihar Mein Pichhdi Jatiyon ke Ubhar ki Dastan (2008); Jungle Ki Haqdari: Rajneeti aur Sangharsh (2015); he has co-edited Bhartiya Neetiyon Ka Samajik Paksh (2017) and Bhartiya Gram Shrikhna (3 volume, 2019). He has edited two volumes of Dalit Gyan Mimansa (2022). He also did a Post-Doctorate from Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML, Delhi) on the experience of PESA and FRA (2012–2014). He has completed a Major Research Project with Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR) Delhi on the role of Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram in tribal areas. He is a member of the editorial team of the reputed journal Pratiman (published by CSDS, Delhi) and published articles in journals like Economic and Political Weekly, Studies in Indian Politics, Social Change. He has translated many well-known academic books from English to Hindi, including Will Kymilika’s Contemporary Political Philosophy and John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice. 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