The Trajectories of the Indian State: Politics and Ideas

Sudipta Kaviraj

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290 pages, Rs 695

Sudipta Kaviraj has long been recognised as among India’s most thoughtful and wide-ranging political thinkers and analysts. Among Kaviraj’s many strengths is his exceptional ability to position Indian politics within the frameworks of Western political philosophy, alongside perspectives from indigenous political thought. The present volume—like its predecessor, The Imaginary Institution of India—will fill a vital gap in South Asian political thought.