Description
Book SynopsisFully updated and expanded throughout, this second edition of Contemporary India: The Basics provides readers with a clear and accessible guide through the richness, diversity, and complexity of modern-day India.
This essential second edition highlights the changes that contemporary India has undergone over the last five years or so, including:
- An analysis of the 2024 general elections, the resulting coalition government, and the charismatic rise of Prime Minister Modi, whose leadership has reshaped the political party system and consolidated his influence.
- A discussion of Indiaâs debates on secularism and the nationâs search for a modern identity amidst tensions between state power and democratic ideals.
- Insights into Indiaâs growing global influence, its strained ties with Pakistan over the Kashmir region, and the impact of international conflicts on relations with Canada and the US.
- An examination of Indiaâs rise as the worldâs fourth-largest economy, the challenges of rural development, and the effects of globalisation.
- Reflections on the sustainability of Indiaâs growth, the impact of the global pandemic, and the consequences of the climate crisis.
Featuring maps, discussion questions, and suggestions for further reading, this is the ideal, fully updated, contemporary introduction to one of the most fascinating, culturally diverse, and complex countries in the world.
