Contemporary India

Paper Code: 
JMC 223
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
15.00

Salient features of the Indian Constitution, Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Directive principles Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies and Councils, Electoral system, Center -State relations, Panchayati Raj.

15.00

India’s foreign policy, Relations with neighboring and other major countries, Indian Judiciary systems-Judicial Reforms. Impact, Efforts and Empowerment of women and weaker sections.

10.00

India as an Emerging economic Power, Impact of Globalization on Indian economy, Growth, GNP, Removal of poverty and Disparity in income distribution.

10.00

Five year plans, Policies of development in India, Major national concerns, Trends in Industrial and Agricultural growth.

10.00

Contemporary social, economic and political issues, Conflict resolution, Disaster management.

References: 

1.    India Year Book, Publications Division, New Delhi.

2.    Indian Economy (2011). Ruddar Datt, KPM Sundharam, S Chand and company Ltd., New Delhi.

3.    Indian Economy Since Independence (2016-17). Uma Kapila, Academic Foundation, Delhi.

4.    India’s Economy: Performance and Challenges (2010). Shankar Acharya, Rakesh Mohan, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.

5.    Constitutional Law of India (2004). Dr. J N Pandey, Central Law Agency, Allahabad.

6.    India’s Constitutions (2016). M V Pylee, S Chand and company Ltd., New Delhi.

7.    India’s Foreign Policy: Retrospect and Prospect (2011). Edited by Sumeet Ganguly, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.

8.    India’s Foreign Policy: Current Perspective (2017). Dr. S P Shahi, R P Publications, Delhi.

9.    Indian Economy- its’ Development Experience (2008). S K Misra and V K Puri, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai

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