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Politics of Opportunism: Regional Parties, Coalitions, Centre-State Relations In India

With over 2000 political parties registered with the Election Commission and national parties no longer being able to garner a simple majority, the rules of the game of politics in India are fast changing. There is little doubt that coalition...

July 2 , 2019

Difficult Times of The Congress Party

Two facts are now confirmed after the latest round of assembly elections. One, the shrinking base of India’s grand old party – The Congress – and two, the growing geographical spread of its most aggressive opponent – the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP...

June 6 , 2016

India’s National Security: A Reader ; Edited by Kanti P Bajpai and Harsh V Pant; Oxford University Press; PP 486; Price Rs 995

The book is part of a series by Oxford University Press dealing with ‘critical issues in Indian politics’. It is a compilation of papers on major national security challenges facing the nation. It looks at the different facets of insurgency,...

August 27 , 2013