This book offers a critical insight into four decades of the Indian constitution. It charts the course of constitutional reform in India from the euphoric idealism of the post-independence period, through the crisis-ridden years of the emergency, and up to Rajiv Gandhi’s brief stay in power. Written with transparent affection towards the Indian people, Working a Democratic Constitution repres…
Roy challenges the idea that only experts can speak out on such urgent matters as nuclear war, the tolls of privatization of India's power supply by U.S.-based energy companies, and the construction of monumental dams in India, which promises the dislocation of hundreds of thousands of people. In Power Politics, she takes us to the frontlines of struggle for social justice and a humane, de…
The present study attempts to examine the attitudes of the South- East Asian and the South Pacific Countries towards the Indian Ocean Power Politics. Though the major thrust is on South-East Asian and South Pacific countries, the study of Indian Ocean power politics will be incomplete without the understanding of the major powers who are involved in it Hence the big powers" involvement in the I…
In India, politics has become utterly debased. It is politics and the political power which have become an obsession with most of the Indian politicians. Principles have been cast to the winds. There is no political will to ensure unpleasant measures, in the interest of the general weal. This book have ventured dispassionately to delve into the various common issues raised by various politic…
This is a study of the intimate connctions between the defence and foreign policies of india with in the scurity environment of the country as it has emerged in the last four decades
The volume attempts to explain the prevailing civil-military equations in India and Pakistan by examining the plethora of historical, politic and military factors that have shaped the present-day political environment. As leaders in New Delhi and Islamabad appear more determined than ever before, to embark upon nuclear weaponization, there is now a much greater urgency to understand the politic…
"How grand and glorious our past was! How dim and dismal our present is! If we did not mend in time, how bleak our future will be!" - is the timely warning given to us by Maithlisharan Gupt in the afore-mentioned couplet. Where there is a will, there is a way. By the dint of will-power, robust optimism and dauntless determination, we can, not only transform the dismal present into gay and galla…
India has been a democratic polity for more than four decades since its independence. During this period Indian society has changed unrecognisably in almost every walk of life. It will be appropriate to stand back and look at these changes in Indian society and polity objectively and without bias in order to face the new challenges and opportunities as a part of a reappraisal of India's social …
India's foreign policy and defence imperatives, initially guided by Jawaharlal Nehru's somewhat limited vision of 'world peace', could not foresee the fact that working for such an idyll would be impossible when military might and economic development began to complement each other, as is now the case.
"The Politics of Change draws on N.K. Singh's experience to give the reader a window into India's politics and economy, providing incisive insights into the realities of coalition politics and international fault lines. The analyses help understand why some initiatives have succeeded in transforming the economic landscape while other bills, schemes and initiatives which were launched with good …