In the contemporary times, development seems to define the world's agenda, divergent ideologies and viewpoints notwithstanding. Development appears to be the key concept, an eminently attractive idiom of the fast modernizing economies and social systems the world over. Further, it has been believed to be infested with the messianic potential of ameliorating humanity of all miseries and ignorance. The modern concept of development is not very old. It emerged in the lexicon of Economics after the Second World War. However, the enlightenment conceptions of growth, progress and evolutionary change are closely related with this concept. These preliminary constructs laid the basic foundation of the modern concept of development. Politics is the focal issue of the development discourse. The State has power to determine the polices and programs for the development of the country. In developing countries political regimes directly affect development policy in favour of their interest. In the case of India, where politics is fraught with many problems, for instance, regionalism, communalism, corruption etc, the situation seems to be grim. International politics also affects the development agenda. The international institutions and their policies also exert influence on the policies of the developing countries. The present paper shall attempt to highlight exclusionary aspects of State-sponsored development, and also seek to explore linkages between State and market based capitalism. Further, the present paper aims to inquire if there may be an alternative to such a material-centric development, which may be more inclusionary.
Development, Politics, State, Naxalism
