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After introducing India's history and the building of its state, consider three puzzles that have long animated the study of Indian politics: Why is India a democracy? Why is it poor? And why does it experience high levels of violence? For each puzzle, review general theories that seek to explain the outcome, ask whether and how India's experience fits and revises those theories, map variation across Indian states and over time, and assess the policies that have been proposed to address it. Consider the state and state capacity, a common thread running through democracy, development, and violence. Compare India to other countries and compare different parts of India with one another, using cutting-edge political science theory and data. ### requirements text Sophomore standing ### credit offering ids None recorded. ### llm job id enrich-49752a259f17fab0f49665b3 ### llm output id ce11db2019ce78a0413daefe4cd35892f308b7c7715fdcd5bf4158d1ec9bce64 ### llm model Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B ### llm model revision 1d4bf0f2ff6012fd82039f2fa52739d0dd7c60c0 ### llm task version 17 ### llm search status valid ### llm summary Explores Indian politics in comparative perspective, examining why India is a democracy, remains poor, and experiences violence while mapping state-level variation. ### llm topics * India's history and state-building * Democracy, poverty, and violence in India * State and state capacity * Comparative analysis of India and other countries ### llm skills * Political science method * Mapping variation across Indian states and over time * Assessing policy proposals ### source url ### llm activity tags None recorded. ### llm assumed background None recorded. ### llm search phrases * Indian politics * comparative politics * democracy and development in India * state capacity and violence ### llm requirements status valid ### llm student summary status valid ### llm experience status insufficient\_evidence ### designations * Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science * Breadth - Social Science * Level - Intermediate * L\&S Credit - L\&S Liberal Arts and Science ### catalog variants None recorded. ### official learning outcomes Describe the politics of contemporary India. ```json { "catalog_year": "2026-2027", "observed_at": "2026-10-14T17:51:03.625248+00:00", "source": "catalog", "source_url": "https://guide.wisc.edu/courses/poli_sci/", "term": null } ``` Address why India is a democracy, why it remains poor, and why it experiences violence. ```json { "catalog_year": "2026-2027", "observed_at": "2026-10-14T17:51:03.625248+00:00", "source": "catalog", "source_url": 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