I’m thrilled to announce that my new book Dharma Democracy will be launched the evening of July 24 at the Centre for Independent Studies in Sydney. Tickets are available now at:
Of course, I’d love to see everyone there. I’m very proud of this book; it’s the culmination of five years of painstaking research on a topic that is often obfuscated by outdated generalizations and politicized scholarship. The short summary is that Indian democracy is what you get when you operate high-quality liberal democratic institutions in a deeply traditional, passionately religious country with a GDP per capita of only $2500 per year: you can’t expect Indian voters to vote like Australians or Americans.
The long version is … 308 pages of detailed factual investigation into India’s performance on international benchmarks, historical analysis of the robustness of Indian democracy from its origins through the 1975-1977 Emergency, and earnest advice on how India build a more inclusive nation where all of its citizens feel valued.
Dharma Democracy: How India Built the Third World’s First Democracy is now available globally on Amazon and other online platforms:
Thanks for checking it out, and if you’re in Sydney, please do consider attending the July 24 launch. It’s going to be a great evening.
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