Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs
Center for Contemporary South Asia

India's Democracy at 70: Growth, Inequality, and Nationalism

August 7, 2017

Ashutosh Varshney's Growth, Inequality, and Nationalism was published in the 28th volume of the Journal of Democracy in July 2017. Varshney explores how India’s government has grappled with the political cross-pressures produced by the country’s potent mix of broad political participation and sweeping income inequality. Read the full paper.