M. Hamid Ansari (center), Vice President of India, holds a copy of The State of India's Democracy, co-edited by Sumit Ganguly (right), Director of the Indiana University India Studies Institute, Larry Diamond (left), co-editor of the Journal of Democracy and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Marc Plattner (not shown), also co-editor of the Journal of Democracy. The book launch ceremony took place on December 11, 2007 at the Vice President's government residence in New Delhi. The book is published by Johns Hopkins University Press as a part of their Journal of Democracy Book Series.

Vice President Ansari greets Sumit Ganguly outside the Vice Presidential residence.

The Vice President, Sumit Ganguly, and Larry Diamond share a laugh prior to the book launch ceremony.

Sumit Ganguly addresses the audience at the ceremony.