Introduction
Salient features of the Indian constitution
Founding fetters of the constitution
The preamble
Fundamental rights
Fundamental duties
Directive principles of state policy
Federalism
Parliamentary system
Amending procedures
Concluding observations
Federalism
Demystifying Indian polity
Federalism in India
The federal arrangement: its evolution
Concluding observations
The executive system in theory and practice
Adopting the executive system
The president
The prime minister
The council of ministers
Bureaucracy
Concluding observations
Parliament
A thoughtful choice
Limitations/features of Indian parliament
Composition of the parliament
Changing socio-economic profile
Concluding observations
State executive
Features of the state executive
Office of the governor
Chief minister
The council of ministers
Concluding observations
The judiciary
Perspectives of the constituent assembly
Supreme court
High courts
Judicial review
Public interest litigation
Judicial activism
Judicial reforms
Union public service commission
Election commission
Comptroller and auditor general
Finance commission
Concluding observations
Planning and economic development
Concept of planned development
Genesis and development of planning in India
Role of the planning commission
Planning in the era of liberalization
Concluding observations
Statutory institutions and commissions
National commission for backward classes
National commission for women
National human rights commission
National commission for minorities
Concluding observations
The Indian party system
Evolution of the Indian party system
Coalition governments at the centre and the states
Pressure groups in Indian politics
Elites in Indian party system
Contemporary trends in Indian party system
Concluding observations
The evolution of Indian administration
Genesis of administration in India
Aspects of the Mughal administration
Legacies of the British rule
Developments during the rule of the company
Developments in Indian administration since 1857
Concluding observations
Panchayati governance in India
Local self-government in India
Structure of the Panchayati Raj institutions
Powers and functions of the Panchayats
Role of women and other marginalized sections of the society
Rural development: Panchayats and the bureaucracy
Issues in effective functioning of the Panchayats
Role of Panchayati Raj in the era of liberlization
Concluding observations
Major issues in Indian politics
Mandal II: reservation for social justice or appropriation by the creamy layer?
Religion and Indian politics
Complex political texture
Economic reforms and Indian politics
Deepening of democracy
Gender
Environment
Concluding observations
Conclusion
Model questions
Index
About the authors.
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