Political Corruption, Populism, and Competitive Clientelism: Erosion of Administrative Capacity and the Crisis of Governability in India The Indian democratic project has often been lauded as one of the most ambitious experiments in postcolonial state-building, combining mass political participation with constitutional guarantees of rights, developmental objectives, and plural representation. Yet, persistent concerns about the quality … Continue reading Assess the extent to which political corruption, populism, and competitive clientelism have eroded India’s administrative capacity and policy coherence. Comment on the view that India’s problems of governability reflect a mismatch between its democratic aspirations and its political-administrative capacity.