Ethnonationalism in India: Ethnonationalism in India: A Reader (Critical Issues in Indian Politics) - Hardcover

Discussing various ethnonational movements in India, including the Northeast, Punjab and the Kashmir movements, the volume covers their initiation, subsequent trajectory, and the role of the State. The first part provides the context discussing democracy, diversity and devolution and the containment of social and political power. The second and third parts focus on Kashmir as a legacy of partition, and the Northeast respectively. Both parts discuss the nature of federal design, the fourth part discusses conflict-negotiation between a democratic nation and prospective breakaway units, with an emphasis on how such situations are controlled. The fifth part explores the theory of fragmented nationalisms and relates it to the specifics of the situation in India. the concluding part charts the rise and fall of self-determination movements across the country.

Sanjib Baruah is Professor of Political Science at Bard College, Honorary Professor at the Centre for Policy Research, and is also Visiting Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology in India.