India is the second largest country in the world with regard to population, the world's largest
democracy and by far the largest country in South Asia, and one of the most diverse and …

Studies have noted geographical variations in support for the communist parties in Kerala.
However, practices adopted by communists in Kerala to maintain their dominance in these …

Existing scholarship from developing countries explores the dynamics of
identity/ethnocentric politics and finds that in fragmented societies, politicians' identities tend …

Political parties have proliferated in India since the 1980s. A marked feature of the growth of
parties has been the competitiveness of regional parties. Political entrepreneurs have …

How do ethnic, distributive and electoral politics interact in Indian democracy? This essay
reviews recent monographs on the politics of the distribution of public and social goods that …

Political parties in India operate in a federal system. The incentives that encourage parties to
form and seek office have a federal structure. Changes in India's multilevel political system …

India is the third largest Muslim populated country in the world with an estimated number of
over 160 million, constituting roughly 15 per cent of its population. Apart from its substantial …

This paper analyses the impact of social movements on the Indian state's support for cow
protection vigilantism, which forms a key aspect of its adherence to the Hindutva ideology …

This thesis revolves around two questions. How have the ideological positions of political
parties in India evolved in the 21st century and what changes are these bringing to the …

At a time when a right-wing Hindu nationalist party is in power and vigilante violence against
Muslim minorities is a common occurrence in India, a Muslim-based dynastic party, All India …