India's path to modernization

Author: Lin Chengjie
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Publish Date: 2001-05-01
Features: The historical process of modernization in India has been arduous and winding. Some fields can trace their inception back to the colonial era, while more comprehensive development and deeper advancement should have occurred after independence. The achievements made so far are undeniable, of course, and there are also numerous challenges. In various areas such as secularization, this book provides a summary and analysis of the path of modernization in India, its progress, achievements, and lessons learned. It reveals how Indian leaders, combining the country's unique context, explored a modernization path with Indian characteristics and how they adapted to changing circumstances. It also shows how nations like India, which modernized later, actively played a leading role through state governance to catch up with the world's advanced levels. Since the 1980s, when China began researching modernization, our studies on South Asia have remained relatively weak. This book not only partially fills this gap but also contributes to enriching and expanding modernization theory by providing a typical case study of a single country.