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The Centraliser examines how authority in India shifted toward the center through fiscal design, institutional alignment, executive coordination, and mission-mode governance. This book analyzes how cooperative federalism evolved into center-led federalism, why speed and coherence were prioritized, and how power was reorganized without formal constitutional rupture. Written as serious nonfiction analysis, this volume avoids ideology and personality. Instead, it focuses on structures and incentives-how funding flows, institutional pressure, crisis governance, and executive dominance reshaped the balance between the Union and the states. As the fifth volume in the India Reordered series, The Centraliser explains why centralisation delivered execution and stability, the risks it introduced for institutions and democracy, and how this reordering will shape India's governance toward 2047.

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Manas Swain is an independent author and historian specializing in the political history of modern South Asia. With a background in archival research, governance studies, and intellectual history, Swain explores how leadership, ideology, and institutional decision-making shaped the emergence of contemporary India. His writing blends scholarly analysis with accessible narrative, making complex historical debates clear and compelling for both academic and general audiences. Gandhi on Fire reflects his commitment to evidence-based inquiry, nuanced interpretation, and the recovery of marginalized voices in foundational historical moments.

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