TY - BOOK AU - Fadia B.L TI - Indian Government and politics: SN - 978-93-88115-83-4 U1 - 320.454 23 PY - 2019/// CY - Agra. PB - Sahitya Bhawan N1 - Overview of the Indian political system 1. The historical context: Nature of the British Colonial rule in India 2. Struggle for India's Freedom: Character of the Indian National Movement 3. Constitutional Developments of India 4. India on the eve of independence 5. Approaches to the study of Indian politics 6. The constituent assembly of India: Perceptions of the Indian Polity 7. Salient features of the Indian constitution 8. The preamble: Approach to liberty, equality and justice 9. Secularism: The soul of the constitution 10. The fundamental rights: Charter of political and civil liberties 11. Directive principles of state : Manifesto of Aims and objectives 12. Fundamental rights and directive principles of state policy: Possibility of conflict 13. Fundamental Duties 14. Right to property: From Fundamental to legal right 15. The Indian constitution: Doctrine of Basic structure 16. Constitutional Amendments: Socio-political implications 17. Nature of the Indian State 18. India: Social structure and democratic process Constitutional framework and institutional functioning 19. The Indian federal system: structure and processes 20. Centre- State legislative relations: An overview 21. Centre-state administrative relations: An overview 22. Centre-State financial relations: An overview 23. Politics of planning vis-a-vis state autonomy 24. Politics of President's rule in the states 25. The party system and political dynamics of Indian federation 26. Over-centralisation : A plea for state autonomy 27. Centre-state relations : Areas of conflict 28. Commissions on centre- state relations: Major recommendations 29. The Indian parliament: Role and functioning 30. Working of parliament 31. Office of the president: Election method and politics of selection 32. Powers and position of the president 33. The prime Minister : Office and powers 34. The Union council of ministers 35. The supreme court of India: organisation and powers 36. Judiciary and democratic process: context of judicial review in India 37. Judiciary and democratic process: context of judicial activism in India 38. State politics in India: A framework 39. Evolution of states in India 40. The office of the Governor: Mode of selection and removal 41. The role of governor in state politics 42.The chief Minister and the council of Ministers in State politics 43. The State Legislature 44. The high courts 45. Panchayati Raj system in India 46. Nature of administration: Its role in the development process Party system and elections 47. Nature of the Indian party system 48. The party system in India: National parties 49. The part system in India: Role of regional and state parties 50. Pressure Groups in Indian politics 51. The election commission: Organisation, functions and role 52. Electoral reforms in India 53. Elections and political participation 54. 16th Lok Sabha elections 2014 55. Social movements in India Development process 56. Strategy of development in India 57. India: Problems of underdevelopment : Poverty, illiteracy and environment degradation and regional imbalances 58. Defection politics in India 59. India's experiment with coalition governments at the federal level 60. Crime and politics : The Nexus 61. National Integration 62. Politics of Minorities in India 63. Communalism in India politics 64. The caste and India politics 65. Language politics in India 66. Regionalism in Indian politics 67. Problem of violence in India 68. Special status of Jammu and Kashmir :: Article 370 of the constitution 69. Women's political participation in India: An agenda for empowerment 70. India's foreign policy: Basic framework 71. The case for presidential system 72. Reviewing the Indian constitution: Recommendations of the National commission to review the working of the constitution ER -