Introduction / Rajendra Vora, Suhas Palshikar
Issues before Indian democracy: an overview / Rajni Kothari
Crisis of political authority / D.L. Sheth
What is happening inside Indian democracy? / Javeed Alam
Theorizing Indian democracy / Manoranjan Mohanty
Whose democracy are we talking about? Hegemony and democracy in India / Suhas Palshikar
Understanding Indian politics: are we asking the right questions? / Jayant Lele
Ethical insufficiency of egoism and altruism: India in transition / Rajeev Bhargava
Understanding Indian secularism: learning from its recent critics / Thomas Pantham
New Dalit politics / Gopal Guru
Decline of caste majoritarianism in Indian politics / Rajendra Vora
Rise of the BJP and decline of the congress: an appraisal / V.B. Singh
Predicament of the left / Sandeep Pendse
Increasing fluidity in electoral contests: is this mere anti-incumbency? / Sanjay Kumar
Social movements in crisis? / Rajeshwari Deshpande
Struggle against dams or struggle for water? Environmental movements and the state / Gail Omvedt.