Leadership, Legitimacy, and the Future of the Congress Party
The reason the RSS succeeds in spreading its toxic ideology is that it works round the clock, relentlessly focused on its mission, unlike most political parties
Dr Purnima Chauhan
Visiting Senior Fellow
Dr Purnima Chauhan, IAS (Retd), Former Secretary, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh & Director Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration (HIPA)
Research Areas
Governance and Law, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Social Sector
Centres
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