About the Book
A Democracy in Retreat: Revisiting the Ends of Power (2023) is an essential and contextually structured masterwork on India's constitutional democracy and its evolving global challenges. Spanning across 32 analytical chapters, the book serves as a powerful meditation on the future of fundamental freedom, institutional autonomy, and the urgent need to preserve constitutional morality against the coercive propensities of power.
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Acclaim & Endorsements
"Fluently written and wide-ranging in scope, Ashwani Kumar’s collection of articles, offers an incisive critique of our imperilled republic. Holding aloft the flame of freedom in his writings, a flame he hopes all Indians will rekindle in their hearts, Kumar has composed a paean to a more meaningful politics."
