POLI 2300X Lecture : Poli Sci 2300- India
27 Sep 2011
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Seen as an internationalist of foreign policy non-aligned in cold war. 1962 india defeated by china in a boarder dispute military a key aspect in its foreign policy. Shastri dies, nehru"s daughter indira gandhi takes over as prime minister http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/indira_gandhi. Why did gandhi take over: charisma, gender equity, play off her fathers name name recognition. Seen as a woman because she was perceived as a woman she could easily be manipulated. Declared a state of emergency in 1975, until 1977. 1978 janata party opposed indian national congress. Janata party were able to form a government (1978) Not able to last very long, coalitions don"t last very long. Two years later janata party defeated in an election. Neo-liberal policies reagan comes to power: prevailing economic ideology: economic growth 5% during the introduction of new economic policies. Subtly introduced religion into politics appealed to hindu nationalists. Hindus dominant religious group sikh temple destroyed.
