The relationship between ethnic politics and democracy presents a paradox for scholars and policy makers: ethnic politics frequently emerge in new democracies, and yet are…

The rise of Maoism as one of the organized political movement in India is the outcome of a historical situation. Both colonialism and the failure…

The book deals with the dynamics and growth of a violent 21st century communist rebellion initiated in Nepal by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)…

India's national parliamentary elections typically result in the election of majority parliaments and the formation of a single-party majority government. However, India’s national party system…

This book explores the impact of neoliberal globalization on labour markets and the state in the developed and developing world. It focuses especially on the…

The privatization of water is a keenly contested issue in an economically-liberalizing India. Since the 1990s, large social groups across India's diverse and disparate peoples…

This is the first English-language survey of Pakistan’s socio-economic evolution. Mohammad Qadeer gives an essential overview of social and cultural transformation in Pakistan since independence,…

This book throws new light on the study of India's development through an exploration of the triangular relationship between federalism, nationalism and the development process.…

This book examines the dynamics of the modern relationship between China and India. As key emerging powers in the international system, India and especially China…

After 9/11, madrasas have been linked to international terrorism. They are suspected to foster anti-western, traditionalist or even fundamentalist views and to train al-Qaeda fighters.…