Discussing various ethnonational movements in India, including the Northeast, Punjab, and the Kashmir movements, the volume covers their initiation, subsequent trajectory, and the role of the State. The first part provides the context discussing democracy
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES ; PUBLISHERS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; INTRODUCTION (SANJIB BARUAH) ; PART I: DEBATING THE INDIAN RECORD ; 1. DIVERSITY, DEMOCRACY, AND DEVOLUTION IN INDIA (KANTI BAJPAI) ; 2. ELITE INTERESTS, POPULAR PASSIONS, AND SOCIAL POWER IN THE