Indian Politics After Mrs Gandhi

Indian Politics After Mrs Gandhi

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P.M. Kamath

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About the Book:- The official representing Manipur may not be very familiar with the history of Manipur and for that matter with the definition and history of Nagas. The present situation is the result of the policies and Strategies, the government of India had adopted during that last 7 decades. The book is in two volumes. Volume one consists of 32 important Chapters. The author has very clearly mentioned in this volume that restoration of love, unity, communal harmony among the Nagas, Kukis and Meiteis is more important than the Inner Line Permit System or Scheduled Tribe demand. The volume Two consist of 18 Chapters and the author clearly told that this golden land of Manipur had suffered many attacks from outsiders on many occasions. Every time we have succeeded.Lord Mount batten once questioned himself. "Is the newly created India going to survive for 100 years? "We will build not only a sustainable economy but an advance economy based on modern technology with the strength of our youth who will be working in high positions in many trades all over the world.

Volume:

2 Vols. Set

Year:

2021

Language:

English

Publisher:

Kalpaz Publications

Pages:

457

Book Category:

pub

Subject:

Political

ABOUT THE BOOK

Professor P.M. Kamath, has been an ardent nationalist and democrat. Whenever he has perceived a threat to the existence of India as a nation with a flourishing democracy, he has taken to pen to express himself in public. The highest level of threat-perceptions for his committed values arose from the rule under Mrs Indira Gandhi. He had published his early writings expressing his threat-perceptions to the nation and democratic rule under the title of Indian Politics under Mrs Gandhi: Reflective Essays (1993).

But even after her demise in October 1984, he continued to perceive persistence of threats to nation and democracy, because of harm caused to these cherished values by Mrs Gandhi were continued as gospel principles of governance by members of her family who succeeded to the party positions and acquired power over government. These Nation and democracy debilitating practices, were too many. Hence, have been thematically divided in two volumes. The Volume I of the Indian Politics after Mrs Indira Gandhi: Reflecting on Perversion of Political Power highlights in its nine chapters some of the nation and democracy threatening practices like political defections, use of article 356 to destabilise states in the Indian Federation, continued splits and mergers in ruling parties; political factions emerging as Political Parties and electoral process. It also critically looks at institutions of the democratic governance lik e the parliament, Prime Minister, President, Judiciary and administration.

He has put forward in these articles, his firm beliefs on certain essential reforms like treating political defection as 'contempt of electorate' and laying a ban on all defections. Federal Government introduction of ethics in government legislation, direct election of members of Councils of States. The book is an essential reading for those who look to the evolution of Indian politics and governance since early years, whether as a student of politics and governance or practitioner of politics at national or state level and all those who are interested in Indian Politics as alert citizens.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. P.M. Kamath is the Chairman of VPM an Educational trust which manages educational institutions from KG to PG. He is also the Chairman & Hon. Director of VPM's Centre for International Studies (Regd), Mumbai-affiliated to Mumbai University . He retired as Professor of Politics from Bombay University after 25 years of distinguished service. He has guided 18 students for their doctoral work, three candidates for their M. Phil and one student for his MA (by Research). He has authored/edited 23 books and published over a hundred research papers in National and International journals. Dr. Kamath is an authority on National Security, security policy-making in the US and India, International Politics and comparative politics. He was recipient of many research fellowships in India and abroad. He was awarded Fulbright fellowship twice; first time to work in the School of Advanced International Studies, John Hopkins University, Washington, DC and second time in the national Security Studies Program, Georgetown University,Washington, D.C. Currently he is also the Managing Trustee of Indian Association of American Studies.

CONTENTS

Foreword ................................................................ 9

Preface ................................................................. 11

Introduction ........................................................ 13

1. Civilisational Issues: Culture and Population .................. 37

(i) Political Diversity: An Imperative for National Integration

(ii) Genuine steps towards national integration

(iii) Colonising the word

(iv) Original inhabitants of India

(v) Ten Sutras to hold India together

(vi) How Indian are we?

(vii) Nationalism – the weakest link between Indian nation and people

(viii) Religious demographic changes in India

(ix) Shifting Values: Western Impact

(x) Patriotism Redefined

2. Democracy as a Civilisational Values ................. 65

(i) In defence of democratic principles

(ii) Foreign Views of US Elections

(iii) Freedom of Expressions: As I know it

(iv) Equality before Law: An Ideal forever

(v) Is System Turning Anarchic?

(vi) Is Indian Democracy Turning Anarchic? –II

(vii) Creation of small states: Democratic and Inexpensive

(viii) Wither Indian Democracy? Politics being trivialised by parties

(ix) Is Tahrir Square spirit catching up with Indian Civil Society?

(x) Hazare Must Plan for Evolutionary Changes

3. Federal Structure: Misuse for Partisan Purposes ............. 91

(i) Over-centralised politics negates federalism

(ii) Guilty of being Constitutional

(iii) Devolution of power will help face the challenges of globalisation

4. Parliamentary Government: Need Urgent Reforms ........ 101

(i) Games People Play/Council of State: Let people elect

(ii) Parliamentary system cannot deliver what people want

(iii) Rajya Sabha: Make it truly a Council of States

(iv) Can the downslide in the temple of democracy be reversed?

(v) Indian Parliament its best, its worst

5. Prime Minister: The Source of Power ....................... 119

(i) Skating on thin ice

(ii) Rao’s possible game plan

(iii) Lame reasoning

(iv) Is Sonia the answer

(v) Yes and No Prime Minister

(vi) What are the Sonia Gandhi’s prospects to become Prime Minister?

(vii) Sonia Gandhi’s foreign origin isan issue

(viii) Is Sonia Gandhi’s foreign origin issue irrelevant?

(ix) An open letter to PM on his definition of government

(x) Prime Ministerial Ambition

(xi) Dear Prime Minister

6. Titular President ........................................... 143

(i) Narayanan for President

(ii) Can Kalam as President guard the Constitution?

(iii) Who will be the next President of India?

(iv) Titular President

7. Administration: Civil Service ................................ 155

(i) Neutral Civil Service

(ii) House this?

(iii) Favouritism and nepotism ruin the Indian System

(iv) Absence of sensitivity is the hall-mark of Indian bureaucracy

(v) Work Culture Ethics-Then and Now

8. Judiciary: Guardian of Democracy .............................. 165

(i) A great burden

(ii) Judicial activism cannot be the daily bread

(iii) Why should PM complain of judicial over-reach?

(iv) The Judicious process

9. Electoral Process: Issues & Concerns ............................................ 179

(i) Reforms needed in electoral process

(ii) Is it the prerogative of CM to decide the date of election?

(iii) Can Election Commission be little more humane and democratic?

(iv) Politics of gag does not help to strengthen democracy

(v) Electing the U. S. President

10. State Politics ............................................................................. 193

(i) Karnataka election and Veerendra Patil

(ii) The Emperor strikes

(iii) A Leader loyal to the State

(iv) Karnataka’s night of darkness

(v) Masters of the game

(vi) Maharashtra Congress Imitating Crabs in Well?”

(vii) Why did the Congress crash in Karnataka?

(viii) Options before Hegde

(ix) Practice what you preach

Index ........................................................................ 215

VOL-II

Foreword................................................................7

Preface ................................................................. 9

Introduction ......................................................... 11

1. Party System: Rise and Decay ............................ 35
(i) Destabilisation Drama
(ii) Rise of Regional Parties and its impact on National Politics
(iii) How different is BJP from the Congress Party
(iv) BJP’s shining failure an analysis of the causes
(v) BJP must maintain itself as a party of differences
(vi) Will Aam Aadmi Party survive as a National Party?
(vii) AAP’s Manifest Destiny

2. Politics of Corruption: Multi-dimensional Phenomenon .... 59
(i) Smoking Gun
(ii) Mr. Clean’s disadvantage
(iii) Rooting out political corruptions
(iv) Karnik episode: Cleanse the system thoroughly
(v) Corruption in land registration office: an open letter to CM
(vi) Root out corrupt politicians first
(vii) Telgi, Integrated people across the states for wrong reason
(viii) Send corrupt politicians to jail first
(ix) The President should step in
(x) Fighting Corruption: Can President discipline erring politicians
(xi) CWG Mess: Punish the guilty ones

3. Political issue National/State & Local in Practice ........... 83
(i) Reservation for Poor
(ii) Caste Doublespeak
(iii) Wanted an Independent VC
(iv) Conjuring up the magic numbers
(v) Politics of convenience
(vi) What price human life?
(vii) The Outlaws
(viii) How to check Singhs and Splits
(ix) Playing Communal Politics
(x) Decentralise obeisance
(ix) Make driving a pleasure
(xii) Question arising from suicide squad proposals
(xiii) Practicing double standards-one for minister and another for citizen
(xiv) Civil Society very much needs a Common Civil Code
(xv) Everyone pursuing secularism as vote bank politics
(xvi) Railway Budget: first step in Biharikaran of India
(xvii) Time to De-reserve?
(xviii) Develop India into a nation of Urbanised Villages
(xix) Poverty and begging: India’s dual curse
(xx) Three signals to Anna Hazare
(xxi) If you can pull strings, you can loosen the purse
(xxii) Quotas - an electoral gimmick
(xxiii) Now Patels want the OBC tag
(xxiv) The Politics of award Wapasi

4. Politics of Coalitions & Fronts .............................. 143
(i) Evolving a new equation
(ii) Coalition Conundrum
(iii) United Force
(iv) Twin Threats
(v) United we fall
(vi) Planking on stability
(vii) Defection ban a milestone in efforts to save Indian democracy
(viii) ‘Feel good’ factor: Can we make it feel better?
(ix) Stable Coalition Government
(x) If CPM forces election on voters will Manmohan emerge stronger?
(xi) A Coalition like no other

5. Is Presidential System an answer? ...................... 173
(i) Antidote for Communalism
(ii) For Presidency
(iii) Switch over to a Presidential System
(iv) Power to a Political Majority
(v) Power to the Political Majority
(vi) Switching over to Presidential System
(vii) Three Challenges
(viii) A case for Presidential Government in India
(ixi) Without a Presidential System, we are doomed to instability
(x) Preside and Rule
(xi) We must limit elected office to two terms or ten years
(xii) Presidential system sought
(xiii) Left hanging
(xiv) Over to the President
(xv) One nation, one election?

Index ............................................................ 223

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