Populism : conundrum and context in India -- The sufficient and necessary conditions of populism -- An introduction to set theory comparative analysis -- The cases : fully in, fully
out, and in between -- The configurations of populism in India -- Conclusion : the logic of populism

"What is the logic of populism that makes it both a threat and a corrective to democracy to India, and therefore distinct from other parts of the world? Using for the first time a set theoretic methodology and a comprehensive set of populists across India and its states, the book identifies populists as those that set the boundaries to parse divisions among people, and it is the democratic arenas that provide the political colour to such divisions. Populists divide-people within democracies collide-for the greater common good. This book will be useful to those who want to understand democracy in India, and also the role of populism in political modernization beyond the Americas and Europe. It will be useful to researchers interested in qualitative methodologies to theory building in the social sciences. It can also provide conceptual insights about populism as a matter of contemporary public affairs"