Ghose propounds the thesis that although the republic of India was founded as a liberal democracy in 1947, subsequent Indian governments throughout the post-Independence period have sought to attack individual liberty and vastly increase the powers of the government, or the powers of what she calls the Indian 'Big State'.
Ghose puts forward the argument that although India's republic was established as a liberal democracy in 1947, subsequent Indian governments have worked to undermine individual freedom and expand government authority, or the powers of what she terms the Indian 'Big State'.