The State of India's Democracy

The State of India's Democracy
Author: Sumit Ganguly
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2007-09-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780801887918

Wilkinson.--William Crawley "Asian Affairs"

The Success of India's Democracy

The Success of India's Democracy
Author: Atul Kohli
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2001-09-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521805308

Leading scholars consider how democracy has taken root in India despite poverty, illiteracy and ethnic diversity.

Indian Parliamentary Democracy

Indian Parliamentary Democracy
Author: U. N. Gupta
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2003
Genre: Constitutional law
ISBN: 9788126901937

The Book Gives An Academic, Political And Professional Glimpse Of The Indian Parliamentary Democracy In Function, Its Travails And Achievement. This Is Done Along With The Analysis Of Constitutional Provisions, Judicial Interpretations And The Developed Conventions, Precedents And Practices. The Book Is Both For General Reading And For Use By Intelligentsia. It Shall Be Attractive And Useful To The Active Politicians, Members Of The Houses Of Parliament Or State Legislatures, Political Parties, Lawyers, Journalists And Scholars Of Law, Constitutional History Or Political Science.The Book Has Examined In Detail The Topical Aspects Of Parliamentary Democracy In India, Detailing The Precedents, Controversies Which Had Arisen From Time To Time And The Working Solutions Found Or Alternately Amendments Made To The Constitution.Broadly The Book Discusses:" What Parliamentary Democracy Means In India" Cabinet System For Democracy In India" Broad Features Of Indian Political Parties In Parliament" Problems And Solutions Of Party Splits And Defections" Hung Parliament And Formation Of Government" President S Rule And Problems In States In Emergency" The Conduct Of Parliamentary Proceedings" Free And Fair Elections; The Election Commission Of IndiaThe Roles Of The President Of India, Prime Minister And Of The Speaker Or The Chairman Of The House Are Significant For Success Of Democracy. The Impartial, Free And Fair Conduct Of Elections Are Equally Indispensable. An Attempt Has Been Made In The Book To Include Maximum Possible Leading Political Events Of The Time As Precedents Which Have Gradually Synthesised And Developed The Parliamentary Democracy Of British Model Into A Totally Indigenous System.

The Indian Parliament

The Indian Parliament
Author: B.L. Shankar
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2014-12-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 019908825X

The Parliament is the visible face of democracy in India. It is the epicentre of political life, public institutions of great verve, and a regime of Rights. In a first-of-its-kind study, this book delves into the lived experience of the Indian Parliament by focusing on three distinct phases—the 1950s, the 1970s, and the 1990s and beyond. The authors argue against the widely held notion of its ongoing decline, and demonstrate how it has repeatedly, and successfully, responded to India's changing needs in six decades of existence. This comprehensive and authoritative study examines the changing social composition and differing modes of representation that make up the Lok Sabha and critically explores its relation with the Rajya Sabha. Developments in the institutional complex of the Parliament, including the functioning of the Opposition and the Speaker are traced over time, along with the processes of legislation and accountability. Major debates in the House are scrutinized, and much of the analysis is based on empirical data gathered from surveys circulated among prominent politicians and public intellectuals. It also addresses the intricate issue of relations between the Judiciary and the Parliament. In its in-depth focus on the Lok Sabha, the volume highlights the way the Parliament has come to encompass India's proverbial diversity. It especially demonstrates the route this institution has taken to engage with fractious issues of diverging linguistic and regional demands.

Illiberal India

Illiberal India
Author: Chidanand Rajghatta
Publisher: Context
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Hinduism and politics
ISBN: 9789386850843

Explaining Indian Democracy: A Fifty Year Perspective, 1956-2006

Explaining Indian Democracy: A Fifty Year Perspective, 1956-2006
Author: Lloyd I. Rudolph
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN:

These essays reflect the works of the authors over a period of 50 years since their first visit to India in 1956. They re-emphasize the importance of area studies challenging American parochialism in the social sciences. They challenge the use of statistics to identify universal patterns that underlie economic and political systems. 9/11 reinforced the authors' methods and modes of inquiry. It challenged America's parochialism. It reminded America that it was a part of a diverse world and that they did not have the means to grasp its complexities.