Manoj Kumar Jha, professor, politician, analyst, speaks to Outlook about his new book, 'In Praise of Coalition Politics and Other Essays on Indian Democracy' (Speaking Tiger Books, 2025). He says it wasn't just the outcome of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, reducing the BJP's strength in the Lok Sabha, forcing it to rely on allies, that brought his focus to coalitions. It was his conviction that coalitions of myriad kinds define the very idea of India.<br /><br />00:00 – 00:32 | Bihar and the Crisis of Documentation<br />00:34 – 01:06 | The Weight of Supreme Court Orders<br />01:11 – 01:55 | India as a Coalition of Histories<br />02:01 – 02:57 | Coalition as Political Strength<br />03:05 – 03:59 | From Mandates to Dependencies<br />04:04 – 05:08 | The Decline of Dialogue in Parliament<br />05:17 – 06:11 | Coalition as Cultural Glue<br />06:17 – 07:48 | Citizenship and the Obedient Citizen<br />08:12 – 09:37 | Bihar and the Burden of Proof<br />10:14 – 11:06 | Assault on Federalism<br />11:15 – 12:30 | Draconian Laws and Political Control<br />12:37 – 14:05 | Fear, Infiltration, and Dog Whistles<br />15:00 – 16:23 | Partition’s Wounds and New Divides<br />17:00 – 17:38 | Writing Perpetual Wars into History<br />17:41 – 19:44 | The Shrinking Space for Debate<br />20:01 – 21:47 | Words, Poetry, and Parliament<br />21:53 – 23:11 | Remembering Gandhi and Nehru<br />23:16 – 25:13 | Letters Across Time<br />25:17 – 26:26 | Why the Young Must Read<br /><br />Follow us:<br />Website: https://www.outlookindia.com/<br />Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Outlookindia<br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outlookindia/<br />X: https://twitter.com/Outlookindia<br />Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaNrF3v0AgWLA6OnJH0R<br />Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@OutlookMagazine<br />Dailymotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/outlookindia<br /><br />#ManojKumarJha #India #Politics
