Who among the following has expressed the view that despite periodic appearances to the contrary, the long-term tendency in India is towards pluralism, regionalism, and decentralization?

Who conceptualized the idea of 'Demand Polity and Command Polity' in the context of Indian political economy?

Who authored the famous book titled 'The Political Economy of Development in India'?

Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): In Indian politics, the 'Decline of Congress' took place. Reason (R): In the 1990s, state-centric politics became prominent. In light of the above statements, choose the correct code: