Ascending India and Its State Capacity: Extraction, Violence, and Legitimacy
Sumit Ganguly and William R. Thompson
Abstract
This book offers an account of the ongoing struggles and instability of India's political and economic institutions. India's ascent as a formidable power on the world stage and its geopolitical ramifications have received much attention in recent years. The text delves into the intricate inner workings of this great Asian nation to reveal an Indian state struggling to maintain national security, domestic order, and steady fiscal growth despite weaknesses in its economic and political institutions. The sobering account questions India's perceived strengths and domestic and foreign policy initia ... More
This book offers an account of the ongoing struggles and instability of India's political and economic institutions. India's ascent as a formidable power on the world stage and its geopolitical ramifications have received much attention in recent years. The text delves into the intricate inner workings of this great Asian nation to reveal an Indian state struggling to maintain national security, domestic order, and steady fiscal growth despite weaknesses in its economic and political institutions. The sobering account questions India's perceived strengths and domestic and foreign policy initiatives, while focusing on the South Asian giant's infrastructural and economic growth problems, opposition to reform, and other important hurdles the nation has faced and will continue to face over the coming decade and beyond.
Keywords:
India,
geopolitics,
national security,
domestic order,
fiscal growth,
economic institutions,
political institutions,
growth,
reform
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2017 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780300215922 |
| Published to Yale Scholarship Online: May 2017 |
DOI:10.12987/yale/9780300215922.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Sumit Ganguly, author
Indiana University, Bloomington
William R. Thompson, author
Indiana University, Bloomington
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