POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Garibi Hatao, Operation Blue Star, Party System
2 Dec 2012
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Week 4 political change in india indira gandhi years (1966-1984) End of emergency, first time congress loses power (the janata interlude 1977-1979) Brief tenure of lal bahadur shastri following death of nehru. Although nehru didn"t want to appoint a successor, he did his best to prevent the right from coming to power. Didn"t have major political impacts but did have an economic impact. Shift away from the institutional approach of nehru. Increased reliance on indirect financing and foreign aid india now subject to pressures from world bank and u. s. Shift in agriculture not just the result of american or world bank interference. Third five year plan already running into problems. Internal groups lost the motivation and the ability to pursue the nehruvian model. Shastri reduced the influence of the planning commission and enhanced the powers of both the cabinet and the ministries to promote the shift in agricultural strategy.
