The tome offers insights into India's human development challenges, foreign policy issues, environmental concerns, disaster management, etc. The author's comments and reflections on a diverse range of issues are logically presented to provide comprehensive information and interpretation of the current challenges and concerns of India.
Specifically, the subjects include multiple facets of India like democratic practice, secularism, separation of powers, reservations, welfare, legislations, political defections, gender question, education, taxation, inflation, planning, agrarian crisis, economic reforms, employment, marginalisation, climate change, etc.
The work will be immensely useful to a cross-section of readers, especially academics such as students preparing for various academic and competitive pursuits. Journalists can gain insight into how to write editorial and analyse news. The nature of subjects dealt with and the facile style of presentation makes it an interesting general reading for anyone who intends to take a peek into India's current epoch.