General & Miscellaneous Military History, National Security, Economic Policies in Asia, Democracies & Republics - General & Miscellaneous, General & Miscellaneous - Politics & Government
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Separatist movements, together with the rapid polarization of the Hindu and Muslim communities, have increasingly made governing India a nightmare. Thomas explains the dilemmas facing a state that is both genuinely committed to pluralism and democracy and that wishes to maintain law and order within its current borders. Human rights abuses in Kashmir certainly stem from authoritarian tendencies within the government and army, but also from a paralyzing fear of what would happen in the event of the Indian state unravelling into its hundreds of constituent parts.
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Indian democracy may seem fragile at the best of times, and tormented by extreme pressure from Sikh and Nagaland separatist movements during the worst. Thomas (political science, Marquette U.) examines the polarization of Hindu and Muslim communities, and the economic, democratic, constitutional, and military dimensions of India's efforts to simultaneously achieve pluralism and order. He argues that human rights abuses in Kashmir stem from an authoritarian tendency certainly, but they are also the result of fear toward the possibility of India splitting into hundreds of constituencies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
February 1, 1996
Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1996.
Pages
170
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780312066079