The state of India's democracy

Politics

Parties and the party system, 1947-2006 / M.V. Rajeev Gowda and E. Sridharan

Reading the election results / Steven I. Wilkinson

Democracy and ethnic conflict / Rajat Ganguly

Caste and the rise of marginalized groups / Christophe Jaffrelot

The state

Federalism's success / Subrata K. Mitra

The rise of judicial sovereignty / Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Police agencies and coercive power / Arvind Verma

Society

The role of civil society / Niraja Gopal Jaya

Civil society versus corruption / Rob Jenkins

Breaking news : the media revolution / Praveen Swami

The economy

Economic growth and political accommodation / Aseema Sinha

The state of the states / Sunila S. Kale.