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Advanced Study Paper II , Recent Trends and Issues in Indian Politics [1]

Paper Code: 
POL-144 B
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00

Recent trends in Indian federalism; Demands of State Autonomy and Separatist Movement, Tension areas in Centre-State Relations

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

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

Women in politics, Problems of women participation and Gender Debate

Major mass movements: Historical, Agrarian & Environmental

Essential Readings: 

·       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

Academic Year: 
2025-26 [2]

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