Recent Trends and Issues in Indian Politics

Paper Code: 
(POL-144 B)
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
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Recent trends in Indian federalism; Demands of State Autonomy and Separatist Movement, Tension areas in Centre-State Relations

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Administration of the Union Territories, Special provision with respect to Delhi, Abrogation of Article 370 

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Politics of Reservation, Political Corruption- Jan Lokpal movement, Criminalization of Politics, Terrorism, Politics of Violence

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Women in politics, Problems of women participation and Gender Debate.

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Major mass movements: Historical, Agrarian & Environmental

Essential Readings: 

Books recommended:

·       Jaffrelot,C .,(2010), Religion, Caste and Poltics in India, New Delhi, Primus Books

·       Sarkar,S.,(2014),Modern India (1885-1947),Noida, Pearson

·       Kothari,R (2012), Politics in India, New Delhi, Orient Black Swan

·       Austin,G,(2003), Working A Democratic Constitution,New Delhi,  Oxford University Press

·       Basu,D.D. , (2017), Constitution of India,New Delhi, Prentice Hall of India

·       Jayal, N.G.,Mehta, P.B.(2011),(ed.), The Oxford companion to Politics in India (edited) ,London, Oxford

·       Chandra,B ,(2017), In the Name of Democracy,Delhi, Penguin Books

·       Asthana,N.C. ,(2014), Terrorism, Insurgency and Counter insurgency Operations, Jaipur, Pointer Publishers

·       Brass,P,( 2009), Politics of India since Independence, Hyderabad,Orient Longman

·       Achin,V,(1990), The Painful Transition : Bourgeois Democracy in India, London,Verso

·       Deshpande, S,(2003), Contemporary India : A Sociological View, New Delhi,Penguin Books India.

·       Francine,F,(ed) (2002), Transforming India : Social and Political Dynamics of Democracy,NewDelhi, OUP

·       Jones,W.H.M., (1987), Indian Government and Politics, Hull, University of Hull Press

·       Jayal, G, N, (ed.)(2001), Democracy in India, New Delhi,OUP

·       Jenkins,R, (1999), Democratic Politics and Economic Reform in India,Cambridge Cambridge University Press

·       Hasan,Z ,  (ed.),(2001), Parties and Party Politics in India, New Delhi,OUP

·       Kaviraj, S,(2000), Politics in India, New Delhi,OUP

·       Kohli, A.,(ed.),(2001), Success of India’s Democracy, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press

·       Narain,Iqbal,(1995), Secularism in India, Jaipur,Classic Publishing House

 

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