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Synopsis Devinder Singh’s Akali Politics in Punjab 1964-85 describes the socio-historical background to Akali Politics in the Post-Independence periods. A thorough analysis of the party’s ideology, organization and political strategy clarifies much of the confusion surrounding the political situation in India’s border state of Punjab. The seemingly on un ending splits within the Party, its coalitions with various other parties and the compulsions that apparently drive its leaders on contradictory paths is made abundantly clear in the volume. The role of religion in Sikh political life, the secular issues and regional economic and political issues that have been in an almost continual state of ferment are examined thoroughly alongside the more well known events, the Anandpur Sahib Resolution, Blue Star Operation and the Punjab Accord. Devinder Singh has made much clear that has remained generally obscure to the average Indian. His objective approach has an enviable air of freshness about it.