Suhas Palshikar, based in Pune, was a professor of political science and is currently chief editor of the journal, ‘Studies in Indian Politics’. His recent work includes 'Indian Democracy', in the Oxford India Short Introductions series.
A diverse set of essays on the Emergency explores its political & social dimensions. While the editors of the volume do not foreground parallels with the present, the shadow of current democratic…
After floundering for a new identity the Congress has hit on 'Nyay': justice for 90% of the people. The BJP recognises the danger of this promise to reorder current privileges resonating…
There is crisis today in Indian democracy but the long-term context is a growth of ‘sub-democratic’ politics. This has made democracy vulnerable to erosion and capture as in the current regime. Can…
