The politics of corporations in 'new' India / edited by Rohit Varman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Varman, Rohit, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate state--India.

Corporate state.

Hindutva.

Neoliberalism--India.

Neoliberalism.

India--Economic conditions--1947-.

India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"This volume examines how the rise of Hindutva to power is linked to the interests of large corporations in neoliberal India. It interprets Hindutva as a fascist force and as a capitalist counter-revolution wearing a popular mask that demands a repressive imposition of order to facilitate accumulation. The book delves into different aspects of the relationship between Hindutva and large corporations. Various chapters cast in high relief how the fascist shields of religion and nationalism are deployed to further corporate profiteering. This book is also a reminder that fascism has inherent limitations and is incapable of resolving crises that give rise to it. However, its ascendance, albeit temporary, is causing widespread destruction. The volume argues that fascist destruction in contemporary India can only be effectively restricted by containing the ravages of neoliberalism and corporate loot."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Corporations and fascism in ‘new’ india / Rohit Varman

The economic origins of hindu supremacism / Marzia Casolari

Fascism perfected: the corporate stage of hindutva / Radhika Desai

Finance capital, neoliberalism, and neo-fascism / Prabhat Patnaik

Communalization, fascization, and business nexus / Anand Teltumbde

Populism, fascism, neoliberalism / Ajay Gudavarthy, Vijay Gudavarthy

The challenge of combating fascism in india / Arvind Narrain

One-dimensional mania: unmasking the nexus of brahmanical hindutva, corporate dispossession, and state violence in india / Ashok Kumbamu

The political challenges hindutva may face in the years to come / Amit Shrivastava

Bollywood, hindu nationalism, and the fascist state: indian identities and the nation in pathaan and jawan / Rohit Chopra

The distributed sovereignty of fascist violence / Rohit Varman

The role of business during the erosion of liberal democracy in modi’s india / Daniel Kinderman

The making of ram ke naam / Anand Patwardhan

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (Cambridge Core, viewed on February 2, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version : The politics of corporations in 'new' India

ISBN:

9781009605533

1009605534

OCLC:

1526231264

Publisher Number:

CIPO000240346

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license