India Since Independence

The story of the forging of India the world's largest democracy is a rich andinspiring one. This volume a sequel to the India's Struggle forIndependence analyses the challenges India has faced and the successes ithas achieved in the light of its colonial legacy and century-long struggle forfreedom. It covers the framing of the Constitution and the evolution of theNehruvian political and economic agenda and basics of foreign policy theconsolidation of the nation and contentious issues like party politics in theCentre and the states the Punjab problem and anti-caste politics anduntouchability. These along with objective assessments of Jawaharlal NehruIndira Gandhi Jayaprakash Narayan Lal Bahadur Shastri Rajiv GandhiVishwanath Pratap Singh Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singhconstitute a remarkable overview of a nation on the move.