"This volume represents an attempt to provide as complete an overview of contemporary Indian politics as possible. While it takes into account the changes that have taken place since the 2014 and 2019 general elections, it situates these changes in the longer run-up to these developments, thereby covering both the long-term trajectories of Indian politics and important changes in the recent past and the present. To that end it deals with political institutions, processes, and outcomes, as well as theories and debates, all of which have evolved alongside political developments. The range of topics covered includes core institutions such as the parliament, the cabinet and the judiciary, political parties and coalition governments, processes like elections, state and local politics, the impact of caste, gender and migration, and issues of political economy, money and politics, minorities, political violence, and foreign policy and security"-- Provided by publisher.