Five of the best books about Indian politics
Briefly

Jaffrelot's extraordinary book describes Narendra Modi's centralised governance style before he was prime minister. It was written in 2013, the year before Modi's national victory, and deemed too high-risk to publish for almost a decade.
Shah uses these real events to tell the story of a country fighting to define itself. It unfolds gradually, drawing readers in with backstories of the arrested and their ambitions, and the alleged perpetrators and their links to the Hindu right.
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