@incollection{PAR00009704,
  title = {{B}eyond the {B}illion : {I}ndia's demography at the beginning of the century},
  author = {{G}uilmoto, {C}hristophe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}ndia {S}ince 1950 - {S}ociety, {P}olitics, {E}conomy and {C}ulture {C}hristophe {J}affrelot, {S}enior {R}esearch {F}ellow {CNRS} {R}s.995 (10% discount) {R}s.896 | $45 | {HB} | 934 {P}ages {ISBN}: 9788190651011 {P}ublisher: {F}oundation {B}ooks/ {Y}atra {B}ooks {A}vailable for: {SAARC} {C}ountries only {R}ead reviews {I}ndia {S}ince 1950 tracks the dynamic trajectory of contemporary {I}ndia as much on the political, diplomatic, economic, as on the social and artistic front. {T}he non-alignment of the 1950s brought it close to {USSR}, but the 21st century ushered in an {I}ndo-{A}merican convergence. {T}he {N}ew {E}conomic {P}olicy of 1991 saw the states of federal {I}ndia asserting themselves, while liberalization gave rise to a new middle class. {I}t is impossible to understand {I}ndia as a separate entity from its cultural diversity. {H}ence, cultural overtures underpin all aspects discussed in the book. {T}he glory of the {I}ndian subcontinent is marred by intense communal tensions, particularly between the {H}indus and the {M}uslims. {T}his was a result of partition and the contentious {I}ndo-{P}akistan hostility that caused three conflicts in a span of fifty years. {T}his invaluable book gives readers an insight on {I}ndia in all its complexity.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {{I}ndia {S}ince 1950 : {S}ociety, {P}olitics, {E}conomy and {C}ulture},
  numero = {},
  pages = {353--390},
  address = {},
  publisher = {{Y}atra {B}ooks ; {C}ambridge {U}niversity {P}ress},
  series = {},
  year = {2011},
  ISBN = {978-81-906510-1-1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00009704},
}