Sovereign Violence and the Domain of the Political.

A chapter of the book "Sovereign Bodies: Citizens, Migrants, and States in the Postcolonial World," edited by Thomas Blom Hansen and Finn Stepputat is presented. The author examines the relationship between governmental agencies and population groups which have been the object of policies in the Indian context. He investigates the characteristics of a political society and its associated problems in the international financial institutions, aid agencies and nongovernmental organizations.