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Carnegie Endowment @carnegieendowment.org · 14/05/2026

India’s population has surged by 1 billion since 1971. Its political map hasn’t changed — despite this year’s attempted reforms. But the debate has been delayed, not resolved. @louisetillin.bsky.social, @milanv.bsky.social, and Andy Robaina explain: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

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Delimitation After Defeat: India’s Unfinished Debate Over Representation

The battle over representation and regional power has been delayed—not resolved—and will shape the future of India’s federal balance.

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Political Studies Review @psrjournal.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

📖Commissioned Book Review📖 @louisetillin.bsky.social, Making India Work: The Development of Welfare in a Multi-Level Democracy By Akanksha Sanil You can read the full review here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... The book: www.cambridge.org/core/books/m... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Louise Tillin @louisetillin.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

The latest issue of SAMAJ is a topical and fully open access special issue on Indian Federalism and its Discontents - looking at the implications of BJP dominance for Indian federalism today and in light of the unfolding delimitation debate journals.openedition.org/samaj/10284

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34 | 2025 Indian Federalism and its Discontents

Revue anglophone promouvant l'étude des rapports entre société, culture et politique en Asie du Sud, à partir d'enquêtes de terrain et dans une perspective comparative

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Soumya Mishra @soumyamishra.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Finally @olliheath.bsky.social, @louisetillin.bsky.social and co-authors examine the chains of electoral accountability that govern how Indian citizens attribute credit and blame for social policy (based on a five state survey on health) in a context of uneven provision 11/

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Soumya Mishra @soumyamishra.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

A new special issue of World Development has just landed on the Future of Work and Welfare in India’s halting Structural Transition; co-edited by Sunil Mitra Kumar, @louisetillin.bsky.social and me, with a superb set of contributors 1/12 (copied from @louisetillin.bsky.social via X)

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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · 03/07/2025

Inter alia with contributions by LOUISE TILLIN (@louisetillin.bsky.social) on Federalism, by FARRAH AHMED (@farrahahmed.bsky.social) on Citizenship Law, by Saptarshi Mandal (@saptman.bsky.social) on Tech, State & Social Media..

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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · 03/07/2025

Publication day! 💫 Our Verfassungsbook “Indian Constitutionalism at Crossroads: 2014-2024”, edited by ANMOL JAIN (@anmoljain-law.bsky.social) and TANJA HERKLOTZ (@tanjaherklotz.bsky.social) is now available in print and online! 📚 Check it out now! verfassungsblog.de/books/

Cover of the Verfassungsbook "Indian Constitutionalism at Crossroads: 2014-2024".
The Cover is based an map created by Arun Ganesh.

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The India Forum @theindiaforum.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

'Making India Work' deepens our understanding of how evolving economic policy, federalism, and especially notions of citizenship defined the development of state welfare since 1948. www.theindiaforum.in/book-reviews...

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Worlds of Welfare

An insightful account of the ideas, principles, and political realities that have shaped India’s unique welfare state. 'Making India Work' deepens our understanding of how evolving economic policy, fe...

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Louise Tillin @louisetillin.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

“Making India Work is essential reading for scholars and students of welfare states in India and beyond. Above all, this must be read in India by our commentariat who in the court of public opinion have been far too quick to delegitimise essential welfare investments.” Yamini Aiyer reviews MIW

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Milan Vaishnav @milanv.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

This week on #GrandTamasha, @louisetillin.bsky.social joins me to discuss her new book, "Making India Work: The Development of Welfare in a Multi-Level Democracy," which examines the evolution of India's welfare state over the last century grand-tamasha.simplecast.com/episodes/ind...

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Louise Tillin @louisetillin.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Lovely to finally get my hands on this long-awaited volume edited by Balveer Arora and Mohan Rao. A great set of chapters by a superb group of federalism scholars and public health experts

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Milan Vaishnav @milanv.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

My latest for @hindustan-times.bsky.social: The dismantling of the American state is well underway. Indians should not be celebrating but sounding the alarm. Above all, they should be bracing for impact. www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/trem...

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King's India Institute @kingsindiainst.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Event - Making India Work: The Development of Welfare in a Multi-Level Democracy Join us on March 19 for Prof @louisetillin.bsky.social's book launch w/ Christophe Jaffrelot, @indrajitroy.bsky.social & Sheba Tejani Sign up: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/makin... @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

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Louise Tillin @louisetillin.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

On March 19th we will be holding a book launch for Making India Work at King’s. I’ll be in discussion with @indrajitroy.bsky.social, Sheba Tejani and Christophe Jaffrelot. Do come along if you are in London - sign up details 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/makin...

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Making India Work: The Development of Welfare in a Multi-Level Democracy

Join us for the launch of Professor Louise Tillin's book.

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Louise Tillin @louisetillin.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

The US and UK editions of the book are now released with the South Asia edition following shortly. You can order a copy via the CUP website with a 20% discount using the code MIW2024

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Louise Tillin @louisetillin.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

And secondly, the constant dilemma of how to put Indians to work in a context in which economic growth has never produced sufficient employment for a growing workforce

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Louise Tillin @louisetillin.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

The title points to two intertwined elements that have defined the history of welfare in India - firstly, the idea of welfare and the development of national social security as a component of nation-building (including the regulation of internal economic competition)

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Louise Tillin @louisetillin.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

It recovers a history that has been rendered marginal in traditional political economy scholarship and yet is crucial for understanding the political landscape of India today

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Louise Tillin @louisetillin.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

The book examines the history of India's welfare 'state' over the last century, from the early decades of the 20th century when debates about social security for industrial workers took shape to the ascendancy of direct benefits in the early decades of the 21st century

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Louise Tillin @louisetillin.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

The global edition of my new book, Making India Work: The Development of Welfare in Multi-Level Democracy published by @cambridgeup.bsky.social and originally supported by @leverhulme.bsky.social is now out in the world! www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...

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Making India Work | South Asian history

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Louise Tillin @louisetillin.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Literally just posted, 10 mins ago, about a new article on contested notions of sovereignty in Jammu and Kashmir…

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Louise Tillin @louisetillin.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

If you don’t have access to Asian Survey and would like a copy of the article please DM me

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Louise Tillin @louisetillin.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

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Louise Tillin @louisetillin.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

In ‘An Incomplete Bargain’ Dar and I show that the J&K constituent assembly viewed the act of federating with the Indian Union as a limited and conditional pooling of sovereignty, and sought to make Article 370 - the article that until its abrogation in 2019 - governed Kashmir’s autonomous status

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Louise Tillin @louisetillin.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

In a new article in Asian Survey, Rouf Dar and I explore Indian federalism from the vantage point of Jammu and Kashmir’s Constituent Assembly. J&K was the only Indian state to have its own constituent assembly and yet the deliberations of this body have been strangely overlooked

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Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

There's a poll going round suggesting half of Gen Z would support a dictatorship in the UK. Slightly different question and sample... but this is definitely *not* what the British Election Study finds

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Louise Tillin @louisetillin.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

An important trial balloon for the BJP's national manifesto pledge of a uniform civil code, moving away from separate personal laws for different religious communities

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nicoblar.bsky.social @nicoblar.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Next week in London. Join us at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

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Alexander Lee @alexandermlee.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Do you have a recently published book or article on South Asia? Submit your work for the APSA South Asian section prizes! Details below.

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Louise Tillin @louisetillin.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

My new book, Making India Work: The Development of Welfare in a Multi-Level Democracy will be published by @cambridgeup.bsky.social in early Feb! Pre-order at a discount 👇(South Asia edition following soon)

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