Trade Unions in Indian Politics: Organized Pressure Groups, Labour-Capital Relations, and Democratic Governance Introduction Trade unions have played a significant role in shaping the political, socio-economic, and institutional landscape of post-colonial India. In a newly independent, industrializing nation, the demand for labour rights, economic justice, and equitable growth became central to the political discourse. Unions, … Continue reading How have trade unions functioned as organized interest-based pressure groups within the institutional and ideological landscape of Indian politics, and what implications does their political engagement have for democratic governance and labour-capital relations in a postcolonial developmental state?