Indian Government and Politics II

Paper Code: 
POL 221
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This paper acquaints the students with the dynamic factors influencing the Indian Political System and the experience of last fifty-five years. It also analyzes the challenges before the Indian polity.

12.00
Unit I: 
UNIT 1

Issues in Indian Polity; Basic Structure Controversy, Politics of President’s Rule

12.00
Unit II: 
UNIT 2

Regionalism and National Integration; Emergency Era in Indian politics, Communalism

12.00
Unit III: 
UNIT 3

Casteism and Politics of Reservation, Secularism and problems of Minorities

Linguism and state Reorganisation

12.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT 4

Terrorism and Problems of Security, Social and Economic Justice and Human Rights

12.00
Unit V: 
UNIT 5

Administration of the Union Territories, Special provision with respect to Delhi, Special Status to Jammu & Kashmir- Article 370

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: 
  • Granville Austin, The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, New Delhi, Oxford University Press
  • Granville Austin, Working A Democratic Constitution, New Delhi, Oxford University Press
  • Introduction to the Constitution of India: DD Basu, Delhi, Prentice Hall of India
  • PC Dahl, Democracy in India: Constraints and Opportunities
  • NC Asthana, Terrorism, Insurgency and Counter insurgency Operations, Jaipur, Pointer Publishers, 2001
  • Iqbal Narain, Secularism in India, Jaipur, Classic Publishing House, 1995
  • AK Majumdar and Bhanwar Singh, Regionalism in Indian Politics, New Delhi, Radha Publications
  • Subash Kashyap, Our Parliament, New Delhi, National Book Trust
Academic Year: 
2017-18
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