Chapter 1
Politics in India Since Independence
Challenges of nation-building: Integration of states
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Era of one-party dominance: The Congress system
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Politics of planned development: Five-year plans
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India's external relations (Nehru's foreign policy)
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The Emergency (1975) and its political consequences
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Fourth General Elections (1967) and split in Congress
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Rise of coalition politics in India
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Elections of 1971 and populist slogans
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Jaya Prakash Narayan and the JP Movement
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Return of Congress in 1980 and subsequent trends
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Participatory democracy and its importance
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Dalit Panthers and the Anti-Arack movement
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Environment movements: Chipko and Narmada Bachao
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Movement for the Right to Information (RTI)
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Women's movements and reservation issues
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Chapter 4
Contemporary World Politics
Cold War Era and the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
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The end of bipolarity: Disintegration of USSR
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Emergence of new power centers (EU, ASEAN, BRICS)
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International organizations: UN and its agencies
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Security in the contemporary world: Threats and responses
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Chapter 5
Globalization and its Discontents
Dimensions of globalization: Political, economic, cultural
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Impact of globalization on the developing world
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Resistance to globalization and the WSF
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Environmental movements on a global scale
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Human rights and global civil society
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