Politicisation of Caste and Community in India: Democratic Inclusion, Social Harmony, and the Reproduction of Cleavages Introduction The politicisation of caste and community identities has long constituted a central axis of India’s democratic life. Far from being an aberration in a putatively modern polity, identity-based mobilisation has structured electoral competition, state formation, and distributive politics … Continue reading Analyse whether the politicisation of caste and community identities undermines social harmony or enhances representational inclusion within India’s plural society. Examine the structural and historical factors that sustain caste and communal cleavages in India’s political process.