Table of Contents

Introduction
PART ONE: THE VALUE FRAMEWORK
Nation, State and Ethnicity
Towards a Conceptual Clarification and an Empirical Explication
Insiders and Outsiders in India
Primordial Collectivism and Cultural Pluralism in Nation-Building
Foreigners, Refugees and Outsiders in the Indian Context
Political Alienation and Internal Threats to the Indian Nation-State
Towards a Non-Alarmist Perspective
Towards Reconciling Traditional and Modern Values
The Indian Experiment
Communalism and Secularism in the Indian Context
An Agenda for Reconstructing India
A Sociological Perspective
PART TWO: THE POLICY CONTEXT
Technology and Environment
Towards a Viable Policy Perspective
Popular Participation in Development Administration
The Indian Experience
`Brain Drain′ or the Migration of Talent? The Indian Case
Indian Youth
Challenge and Opportunity in Nation-Building
Religious Minorities and Indian Polity
Towards a Policy Framework

Reviews

`...clear, well-organized and interesting introductions to complicated subjects′ - Social Policy and Administration `This book is welcome as it opens up new possibilities for continuing the important but complex discourse (on) the multidimensionality of nation-building.′ - Economic Times `Prof T K Oommen being an erudite sociologist has come across a conceptual analysis between state and society that is established due to the constant interaction amongst multi-ethnic society of this country.′ - The Telegraph