Indian government and politics / by Dinesh Chandra Bhattacharyya; edited and revised by Malay Banerjee

Includes notes and appendix.

PART I: THE CONTEXT OF INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS: Social and economic context -- The historical context -- PART II: CONCEPTS AND STRUCTURES: The making of the Constitution -- Nature and characteristics of our Constitution -- The union and its territory and citizenship --Fundamental rights and duties -- Directive principles of state policy -- The federal system -- The union executive: the President -- The union executive: the Prime Minister -- The union legislature: the Parliament -- Parliament in action: Lawmaking -- The civil services and the administration -- The Judiciary -- The State Executive -- State Legislature -- Government of Jammu and Kashmir -- Union Territories -- Local Self-government -- Miscellaneous topics -- PART III: THE FUNCTIONING OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM: Electoral system and electoral politics -- Political parties -- Coalition politics -- Interest groups and politics -- Caste, class, and politics in India -- Tribal peoples and their politics -- Language -- New social movements -- Corruption and criminalisation of politics -- Regionalism and National integration -- Politics of defection -- Communalism and secularism -- Indian political system and the issue of reservation