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: 

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

12.00
Unit II: 

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

12.00
Unit III: 

Casteism and Politics of Reservation, Secularism and problems of Minorities Linguism and state Reorganisation

12.00
Unit IV: 

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

12.00
Unit V: 

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: 
  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. V.R.Mehtaand Thomas Pantham Class (ed.), Political Ideas in Modern India, Delhi, Sage,
  11. Paul R.Brass, Politics of India Since Independence, OUP, Delhi (New Edition).
  12. Frankel, Francine et. al. (ed.), Transforming India : Social and Political Dynamics of Democracy, OUP, New Delhi
  13. Gail Omvedt , Dalits and the Democratic Revolution, Sage, New Delhi,
  14. Rudolph,. And S. Rudolph ,The Modernity of Tradition, University of ChicagoPress, Chicago
  15. Paul Wallace (eds.), Region and Nation in India, New Delhi, American Institute,.
     
Academic Year: 
2018-19
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