R. Mohan has worked with The Reserve Bank of India and The Indian Revenue Service. He has been a freelancer and columnist and is also the co- author of the book Challenges to Indian Fiscal Federalism (2018).

• AcknowledgementPreface by John HarrissWhy This Book? Introduction1. The Late Colonial Period Till the Dawn of Independence: An Overview2. 1950-1967: One-Party Dominance in a Multi-Party Democracy3. 1967-71: An Interlude or the Beginning of a New Future?4. Indian Polity in 1971-77: High Points of Centralisation5. The Janata Regime 1977-79: Its Long-Term Impact on Indian Polity6. The Return of the Congress in the 1980s7. The 1990s: Changes in Politics and Economic Policy Shifts8. Stable Coalition Governments: 1999-20149. Political Actions and Their Impact on Federal Polity10. Has Growth of Federalism Been Halted?11. The States as Laboratories in Indian Polity12. Five Questions on Federalism in India: What Does the Experience After Independence Reveal?13. Analysing the Evolving Trends14. The Way Ahead: What Can Be EnvisionedName IndexSubject Index