This survey offers a concise, informed, and analytic overview of developments in multiple policy arenas in India over the past year while simultaneously providing appropriate historical context. The range of policy issues covered includes politics, demography, the economy, foreign policy, health, education, science, energy, and defense. For each chapter, specialists share historical background, the state of current policy choices, and likely future trends.
The Hoover Institution’s Survey of India by Hoover Institution
Cite this Report:
Šumit Ganguly and Dinsha Mistree, eds. The Hoover Institution’s Survey of India. Hoover Institution Press, 2025.
Introduction
Šumit Ganguly and Dinsha Mistree
1. India’s 2024 Election and the Renewal of Coalition Politics
Eswaran Sridharan
2. India’s Demographic Trends: A Turning Point for India’s Future
Jack A. Goldstone and Leela Visaria
3. India’s Economy: An Assessment
Nirvikar Singh
4. A Focused and Dynamic Foreign Policy for India
Chris Ogden
5. Health and Education Outcomes in India: A Half Century of Progress and Shortcomings
Andrea Malji
6. From Development to Innovation: Policy for Science and Technology in India
Jahnavi Phalkey
7. Evolution of India’s Energy System Post-Independence: A Brief History and Synthesis
Varun Rai
8. Embracing Reform: India’s Defense Policy under Modi
Manoj Joshi
