Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Abbreviations xiii
5. Map of India xvi
6. Introduction: The Three Ages of India’s Democracy 1
7. PART I. The Hindu Nationalist Power Quest: HINDUTVA AND POPULISM
8. Introduction 7
9. 1 Hindu Nationalism: A Different Idea of India 11
10. 2 Modi in Gujarat: The Making of a National-Populist Hero 31
11. 3 Modi’s Rise to Power, or How to Exploit Hope, Fear, and Anger 74
12. 4 Welfare or Well-Being? 112
13. Conclusion to Part I 148
14. PART II. The World’s Largest De Facto Ethnic Democracy
15. Introduction 155
16. 5 Hindu Majoritarianism against Secularism 159
17. 6 Targeting Minorities 188
18. 7 A De Facto Hindu Rashtra: Indian-Style Vigilantism 211
19. Conclusion to Part II 248
20. PART III The Indian Version of Competitive Authoritarianism
21. Introduction 253
22. 8 Deinstitutionalizing India 255
23. 9 Toward “Electoral Authoritarianism”: The 2019 Elections 310
24. 10 The Making of an Authoritarian Vigilante State 349
25. 11 Indian Muslims: From Social Marginalization to Institutional Exclusion and Judicial Obliteration 406
26. Conclusion 445
27. Notes 469
28. Select Bibliography 617
29. Index 629