The second of a four-volume survey and explorations in political science conducted by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, this volume examines key issues confronting Indian democracy and provides an analytical overview of the changing perceptions of it over the past two decades. It explores literature on the constitution and its institutions, the party system, elections, civil society initiatives, and federalism in India. Besides evaluating the state of research on India's democracy and providing a bibliographic guide, it identifies the lacunae in the field and explores lines of future enquiry.