What’s Happening to India? : Punjab, Ethnic Conflict, and the Test for Federalism

Updated to cover events between 1986 and 1992, including the destruction of the mosque at Ayodhya in December 1992, the book analyses the secessionist crisis in Punjab which led to Indira Gandhi's murder and examines larger themes of ethnic conflict and threats to Indian unity. The Punjab example sheds light on processes at work in the rest of India, as the introduction to the new edition of the book points out. It also considers the domestic implications for India of a world in which 'socialism' and 'non-alignment' have lost much of their meaning. Front Matter....Pages i-li Ethnicity....Pages 1-22 Punjab....Pages 23-45 Sikhs....Pages 46-72 Innovations....Pages 73-97 Politics, 1947-77....Pages 98-117 Faction....Pages 118-147 Explosion....Pages 148-181 What’s Happening to India? The Test for Federalism....Pages 182-205 Back Matter....Pages 206-252 Updated to cover events between 1986 and 1992, including the destruction of the mosque at Ayodhya in December 1992, this book analyzes the secessionist crisis in Punjab which led to Indira Ghandhi's murder and examines larger themes of ethnic conflict and threats to Indian unity Robin Jeffrey. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 237-242) And Index.