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 posits that although India's republic was founded on democratic principles, subsequent administrations have pursued an agenda that compromises individual autonomy and amplifies governmental control, or the powers of what she designates as the Indian 'Big State'.