POL304Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Indira Gandhi, Economic Liberalization, Shudra
18 Nov 2016
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Political change, political structure, and the indian state since independence. Secularism-the principle of separation of the state from religious institutions. Even after more than 50 years of independence, it remains the case that the rights of democratic citizenship are meaningful only for a minority of indians. Only a minority have a role in civil society", the sphere in which citizens come together on terms of political equality in voluntary associations through which they are able to deliberate on matters of public concern. The great majority of indians are left still to struggle for their rights as citizens of democratic. Act one in the political drama of independent india: the nehruvian state and the era of congress dominance. Act ii: congress dominance contested under the regimes of indira (nehru"s daughter- assassinated) and rajiv gandhi (son of indira) The institutions and functioning of the government of india. Parliament-bicameral, able to ensure executive accountability to only a limited extent.
