{"product_id":"tibet-s-relations-with-the-himalaya-copy-1","title":"How Liberal is India?","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book wants to answer the question “How liberal is India?” Experts in their respective fields share their perspectives on themes and facets of India’s history, politics, the society and the economy with a focus on the overriding question. The essays provide insights into areas of importance for liberal governance. Taken together, the chapters give a conclusive perspective on the state of liberalism in this country. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile India has a long way to go before she may be termed a liberal democracy, this book shows that Indian liberals—in spite of many arguments—have more in common than what holds them apart. This is a strong base to move ahead—and continue the never-ending quest for more freedom for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"more\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author(s) \/ Editor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRonald Meinardus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecalls himself a liberal, a political commentator, a desk activist and a citizen of the world. He came to New Delhi in summer 2015 as the Regional Director South Asia of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF). Before that, he served the Foundation in Egypt, the Philippines, South Korea and Greece – and is now, once more, on the move to a new position in Turkey. A journalist by training, Dr Meinardus has published widely on current political affairs in academic journals and the media. He edited\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat Does it Mean to be a Liberal in India\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Academic Foundation, 2016).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"glossymenu\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContents in Detail\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"submenu\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e    RONALD MEINARDUS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Liberal Ideas in India’s History of Thought\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKARTHIK SHANKAR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Was Gandhi a Liberal?\u003cbr\u003e    BARUN S. MITRA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Is the Indian Constitution Liberal?\u003cbr\u003e    SUDHIR KRISHNASWAMY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Why India does not have a Liberal Party?\u003cbr\u003e    KUMAR ANAND\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Democracy, Federalism and Local Governments\u003cbr\u003e    JAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. The Idea of Justice and the Ideal of Liberalism in India\u003cbr\u003e    SANJOY HAZARIKA AND SARTHAK ROY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. The Mixed Bag of Economic Freedom\u003cbr\u003e    SEETHA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. Poverty Alleviation and the Market Economy: Voices from the Ground\u003cbr\u003e    AMBRISH MEHTA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. Digital India: Chances and Challenges to Individual Freedom\u003cbr\u003e      NIKHIL PAHWA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11. Liberalism in Hinduism\u003cbr\u003e      HINDOL SENGUPTA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12. Gender Politics and the State of Women Empowerment:\u003cbr\u003e      A Feminist Perspective \u003cbr\u003e      JAPLEEN PASRICHA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13. Section 377 and Beyond: A New Era for Transgender Equality?\u003cbr\u003e      JAYNA KOTHARI\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14. Navigating Through Education Policies, Principles and Practices:\u003cbr\u003e      A Personal Journey \u003cbr\u003e      PARTH SHAH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 15. India’s Conditional Press Freedom\u003cbr\u003e       PRAMIT PAL CHAUDHURI\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16. Old Country, New Ideas: How Liberal Is India’s Youth?\u003cbr\u003e      HARISH ALAGAPPA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17. Indicators, Ratings, Rankings: India’s Performance\u003cbr\u003e      in International Governance Surveys\u003cbr\u003e      RONALD MEINARDUS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eM. Rasgotra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eK. Raghunath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternal Political Scene in China:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Overview\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eD.S. Rajan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough the Looking Glass: Trends, Developments and\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e the Chinese Communist Party\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaviprasad Narayanan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eChina’s Internal Contradictions:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Sociopolitical Analysis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRavni Thakur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eChina’s Handling of the Process of Globalisation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eC.V. Ranganathan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eWays of Thinking:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsycholinguistic Reflections on \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSino-Indian Relationships and Potentialities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRavi Bhoothalingam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"glossymenu\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; height: 78.3752px;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6006%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 47.9553%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eAF Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6006%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 47.9553%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e2019\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6006%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eNumber of Pages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 47.9553%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e252\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.6006%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 47.9553%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e9789332705074\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Ronald Meinardus (Ed.)","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover \/ ENG- English \/ History","offer_id":51121947214145,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover \/ ENG- English \/ Economics","offer_id":51121947246913,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/9067\/5009\/files\/HowLiberalisIndia_front.png?v=1765599622","url":"https:\/\/www.academicfoundation.com\/products\/tibet-s-relations-with-the-himalaya-copy-1","provider":"Academic Foundation | AF Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}