India Tomorrow: Conversations with the Next Generation of Political Leaders - Hardcover

by Pradeep Chhibber (Author), Harsh Shah (Author)

This book takes a deep-dive into the current domain of Indian politics and pre-empts the course the young republic will take in decades to come. In its format, the authors interview many prominent young and dynamic politicians in India-below the age of 50-from across the country and the vast political parties' spectrum. The exercise taps into their brand of politics; local, national, and global concerns; challenges and goals, as well as the political future each of them imagines for their constituencies and the country. The interviews include those from Priyanka Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, Omar Abdullah, Aditya Thakeray etc.

Author Biography

Pradeep Chhibber, Professor, Berkeley University, Harsh Shah, Dr,

Pradeep Chhibber is a professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley. He has authored and co-authored several books including Ideology and Identity: The Changing Party Systems of India, Religious Practice and Democracy in India, The Formation of National Party Systems: Federalism and Party Competition in Canada, Great Britain, India, and the United States, and Democracy without Associations: Transformation of the Party System and Social Cleavages in India. He holds the Indo-American Community Chair in India Studies at the University of California, Berkeley campus.

Harsh Shah is an MBA candidate at Harvard Business School in the United States. Previously, he worked at JMI Equity in the United States and Shree Naman Group in India, along with a short recent stint at McKinsey & Company. Harsh completed his BA from University of California, Berkeley, where he studied economics and public policy, and co-founded the Berkeley Research for Contemporary India Program (BRCIP). His writing has appeared in leading Indian newspapers, including The Indian Express, The Print, The Hindu, Hindustan Times, The Economic Times, and India Today.