The Rise and Consolidation of Regional Political Groupings in India: Implications for Structural Stability, Integrative Capacity, and Normative Coherence of Federal Democracy The post-independence trajectory of Indian politics has witnessed a marked shift from the dominance of a single-party system under the Indian National Congress to a fragmented, competitive, and plural political arena in which … Continue reading To what extent do the rise and consolidation of regional political groupings challenge the structural stability, integrative capacity, and normative coherence of the Indian political system within the framework of federal democracy?
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To what extent do cultural and regional diversities constitute the foundational axis of Indian politics, and how do they shape the patterns of political mobilization, identity formation, and state policy in a federal and plural society like India?
Cultural and Regional Diversities as the Foundational Axis of Indian Politics: Implications for Mobilization, Identity, and Policy in a Plural Federal Polity Introduction India is not merely a nation-state in the Westphalian sense, but a civilizational polity built upon a mosaic of languages, religions, ethnicities, and regional histories. These cultural and regional diversities are not … Continue reading To what extent do cultural and regional diversities constitute the foundational axis of Indian politics, and how do they shape the patterns of political mobilization, identity formation, and state policy in a federal and plural society like India?