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In this chapter, I will try to describe the relationship between the state and information technology (IT) in India within the broad parameters of a discourse that is rooted in the political-economic tradition. Given the broad nature of the subject and its complexity, I will restrict myself to some of the more salient aspects of this relationship. I will not, for instance, attempt to locate the analysis of the state in India within the larger debates on the state — not only because of lack of space but, more importantly, because I believe that the constantly shifting terms of coalitional politics in India and the existence of both centerist, authoritarian tendencies and the rhetoric of federalism and autonomy have led to a theoretical vacuum, an inability to understand the nature of the ‘transition’ affecting the state. The recent onslaught on ‘secular’ India by right-wing revivalists and the response of Indian intellectuals to this crisis illustrate attempts to redefine the essence of the state in India, its juridical limits and its scope for legitimate action vis-à-vis the people of India.
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Thomas, P.N. (1994). The State and Information Technology in India: Emerging Trends. In: Nagel, S.S. (eds) Asian Development and Public Policy. Policy Studies Organization Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23452-3_9
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