Foreword Sudha Pai Introduction Harihar Bhattacharyya and Lion Koenig 1. The Globalization-Decentralization Nexus: The Indian Predicament Mohit Bhattacharya 2. Changes in Indian Politics until the 1990s: Issues and Trends T.R. Sharma 3. Cultural Globalization in India: Towards a 'Third Space' Lion Koenig 4. Challenges to Democratic Governance in India: An 'Unfinished Symphony'Asok Kumar Mukhopadhyay 5. The New Political Economy of Judicial Review in India Mahendra Pal Singh 6. Globalization, Extremist Violence and the Indian Left: A Critical Appraisal Sobhanlal Datta Gupta 7. Policing in India: A Failed Case of Institutional Reform? Surajit C. Mukhopadhyay 8. The Problems of Statehood in Indian Federalism: A Case for Territorial Pluralism Rekha Saxena 9. Regional Movements in India: Evaluating Telengana and Uttarakhand Jhumpa Mukherjee 10. Governing India's Localities: Limits of Structural and Governance Reforms Harihar Bhattacharyya 11. Conclusion: India's Second 'Tryst with Destiny' Harihar Bhattacharyya and Lion Koenig