Indian government and politics

A very popular and comprehensive study of Indian Political system in developmental perspective is now brought fully up to date, with new chapters covering the most recent issons like social like social movements. regionalism, caste in politics, reservalide debate, secularism and communalisus, political culture etc. The book delinentes the evolving political process in India in specific historical background and socio-economic infrastructure, anslysis the crises both structural and of the leadership. It seeks to provide perspective rather than a narration of institutional arrangements, on the Indian model of democratic development.

Wrnen at a level and using language which is particularly conductive to the needs of students, avoiding unnecessary layers of information that they are generallymade to memorise purposelessly the book is intended to make readers aware of the distinctive features of world's largest and one of the most fascinating democracies with all its crisis and tensions. It will be useful both for students and general readers in that respect.