Bihar Pre-Poll Survey

In view of the upcoming Bihar Vidhan Sabha elections scheduled for late October and early November, Lokniti is going to conduct a pre-election survey in the State to get a sense of voter preferences and attitudes. The survey is to be conducted in the second and third weeks of October.

“Status of Policing in India Report 2020”

Third in the series of the SPIR, the 2020 study is divided into two parts, one focusing on ‘policing in disturbed areas’ and the other to understand the various aspects of ‘policing during COVID19/lockdown’.

The key objective of Part I of the study is to provide State-wise analysis of performance and perception of policing in the areas where some form of conflict, extremism, or insurgency prevails. We have shortlisted 26 districts from 11 States for Part I. In Part II, we aim to understand the challenges faced by the Police in the States that are most affected due to the ongoing COVID19 pandemic and the consequential lockdowns, as well as the experiences of the common people with the police and their perception on various aspects of policing under special and exceptional circumstances created due to COVID19.  We have shortlisted 19 cities spread across 10 States for Part II. For both Part I and II, we will be surveying the Police personnel as well as the civilians, with the help of separate questionnaires.The questionnaires are ready, and we are about to begin with the fieldwork. Hopefully, we should be able to finish it in the next two months.

The Lokniti-CSDS and Centre for Policy Research (CPR) 'Conversations on Indian Democracy'

Book Launch of 'Making Sense of Indian Democracy' by Yogendra Yadav

The book was launched on Thursday, 3 September 2020, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. via Zoom, through a panel discussion featuring, Yogendra Yadav, National President, Swaraj India & Former Senior Fellow, CSDS, Anupama Roy, Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Hilal Ahmed, Associate Professor, CSDS and Rahul Dev, Eminent Journalist & Former Editor-in-Chief, CNEB News. The event was moderated by Rahul Verma, Fellow, CPR.

In 'Making Sense of Indian Democracy', author Yogendra Yadav provides a deep insight into the trajectory of India’s first republic, lasting from 1950-2019. The book is a collection of essays written by Yadav over the past three decades covering several elements of India's democratic system. The book also touches on the theme of 'reform' and 'action' and clearly lays out what must be done to reclaim the soul of the Indian republic.

Coming at a time of heightened public discourse around the state of democracy, this book provides us an opportunity to debate and discuss the future of the Indian republic.

The Lokniti-CSDS and CPR 'Conversations on Indian Democracy' is a series of events that aims to make academic research more accessible to the general public. As institutions of high academic repute, Lokniti-CSDS and CPR have been at the helm of significant research about policy and politics in India. This joint venture leverages the unique legacy of these institutions to further the scope of public discourse on important questions of democracy, politics and society in the country.

The event was held in partnership with the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS).

Forthcoming Events

Centre for Policy Research & Lokniti-Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) invite you to a panel discussion on “The Crisis in Indian Political Thought”. The event will take place on Thursday, 8 October 2020, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. (The event will be held in Hindi.) Register here.

The panel discussion will feature the following discussants, Rakesh Sinha, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Abhay Dubey, Professor, CSDS, Asha Sarangi, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Hilal Ahmed, Associate Professor, CSDS. The event will be moderated by Rahul Verma, Fellow, CPR.

About the Discussion

There is an emerging consensus among the scholars that with the rise of BJP in 2014, India's second Republic is in the making, with new legislations and power-sharing arrangements fundamentally altering the old system. At the same time, the current moment also unravels the limitations of existing vocabulary to confront and explain evolving social changes. Is India undergoing a crisis in political thought? Basing the discussion mainly around Abhay Dubey’s recently released book 'Hindu Ekta Banaam Gyan ki Rajniti', this panel brings together scholars from different ideological strands to assess the nature of contemporary political discourse in India and its future implications.