Indian Government and Politics-I

Paper Code: 
POL 121
Credits: 
60
Contact Hours: 
4.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The focus of this paper is on the political processes and the actual functioning of the political system in India in the framework for a modern, secular and democratic society and simultaneously discussing the working of select political institutions like the Union Executive, the Parliament and the Judiciary.

12.00
Unit I: 

Composition of the Constituent Assembly, Framing of India’s New Constitution and its Philosophy, Philosophical Foundations of the Constitution

12.00
Unit II: 

Salient features of the Indian Constitution, Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy, and Federalism

10.00
Unit III: 

The Union Executive- the President (with special reference to his Emergency Powers) Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers; The Union Legislature- the Parliament, Parliamentary Committees, Law making process, Parliamentary Procedures

12.00

State Executive – The Governor, Chief Minister, Legislature, Union-State Relations

12.00
Unit V: 

The Indian Judiciary- Supreme Court of India; State High Courts; Judicial Review; Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Judicial Activism Constitutional Amendments

Essential Readings: 
  •  JC Johri, Indian Government and Politics (Vol. I& II), Delhi, Vishal Publications
  • BL Fadia, Indian Government and Politics, Agra, Sahitya Bhawan
  • DC Gupta, Indian Government and Politics, Delhi, Vikas Publishing House
  •  WH Morris Jones, The Government and Politics of India, New Delhi, Universal Book Stall
  •  RC Agarwal, Indian Political System, New Delhi, Sultan Chand & Sons
  •  DD Basu, Shorter Constitution of India, Delhi, Prentice Hall of India
References: 
  1. Granville Austin, The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, New Delhi, Oxford University Press
  2. Granville Austin, Working A Democratic Constitution, New Delhi, Oxford University Press
  3. Introduction to the Constitution of India: DD Basu, Delhi, Prentice Hall of India
  4. PC Dahl, Democracy in India: Constraints and Opportunities
  5.  NC Asthana, Terrorism, Insurgency and Counter insurgency Operations, Jaipur, Pointer Publishers, 2001
  6.  Iqbal Narain, Secularism in India, Jaipur, Classic Publishing House, 1995
  7.  AK Majumdar and Bhanwar Singh, Regionalism in Indian Politics, New Delhi, Radha Publications
  8.  Subash Kashyap, Our Parliament, New Delhi, National Book Trust
  9.  Nani Palkhiwala, Our Constitution: Defaced and Defiled, Macmilan
  10.  Balveer Arora, and Douglas Verney, (ed.), Multiple Identities in a Single State : Indian Federalism in a Comparative Perspective, Konark, Delhi,
  11. .L.I. Rudolph, and S.H.Rudolph, In Pursuit of Lakshmi : The Political Economy of the Indian State, Orient Longman, Delhi
  12.  . Lawerence Saez, Federalism without a Centre : The Impact of Political and Economic Reforms on India’s Federal System, Sage, New Delhi.
  13. C.P.Bhambhri, The Indian Prime Minister : A Framework for Political Analysis, The Indian Law Institute, New Delhi.
  14. Upendra Baxi, , The Indian Supreme Court and Politics, Eastern Book Company, Delhi..
  15. Zoya Hasan, E. Sridharan and R. Sudarshan (eds.), India’s Living Constitution : Ideas, Practices, Controversies, Permanent Black, Delhi.
  16. S.P. Sathe (ed.), Judicial Activism in India, OUP, Delhi
  17.  Ramesh Thakur, The Government and Politics of India, London, Macmillan Press
     
Academic Year: 
2018-19
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