Ideological ping pongHistorically in India, textbooks have always been a reflection of the ideological leanings of governments in power.
This is particularly true for social science subjects, such as political science and history. The right-wing maintains that the history curricula had long been hijacked by the left, and the pushing of party agendas through gate-keeping of ideas has since been an allegation against the NDA from the other side of the political spectrum.In the coalition government between 1999-2004, for example, the human resource development ministry was occupied by M.M.