Indian party politics, commonly viewed as chaotic, clientelistic, and corrupt, is nevertheless a
model for deepening democracy and accommodating diversity. Historically, though …

To safeguard peace in multi-ethnic countries, scholars and practitioners recommend
territorial autonomy. However, there is limited cross-national research on how autonomy …

This article draws a typology of autonomy in the Northeast to examine how the Indian state
territorially manages ethnic conflicts in its periphery. The differential nature and history of …

The Indian model of federalism may be one of the most interesting typologies in the world,
characterised as it is by a paradox, to begin with: that of being a “centralised federalism” …

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has its roots in the events of 2013–2014. Russia
cynically termed the seditionist conflict in Crimea and Eastern Donbas a “civil war” in order …

This article examines how and to what extent ethnic diversity underpinned
intergovernmental relations (IGR) in deeply divided societies like India. Central to this is the …

Migration and nativism are explosive issues in Europe and North America. Less well-known
is the tumult that soaring migration is creating in the politics of develo** countries. The key …

This article applies a comparative-historical analysis (critical junctures and multiple-orders
framework) to understand how and why India and Pakistan chose different strategies for the …

This article takes a critical look at the relationship between subnational struggles, tribal
politics and political aspirations in Mizoram, North‐east India. It examines how community …

ABSTRACT The two Central Asian autonomies of Gorno-Badakhshan and Karakalpakstan
have functionally the same competencies as other regions in their respective countries. And …