India Since Independence 
Bipan Chandra 
 - 2000 
 - New Delhi  Penguin Books  2000 
 - xvi, 771 p. ; 23 cm  ;13.97 x 5.08 x 21.59 cm 
<br/><br/> The story of the forging of India, the world's largest democracy, is a rich and<br/>inspiring one. This volume, a sequel to the India's Struggle for<br/>Independence, analyses the challenges India has faced and the successes it<br/>has achieved in the light of its colonial legacy and century-long struggle for<br/>freedom. It covers the framing of the Constitution and the evolution of the<br/>Nehruvian political and economic agenda and basics of foreign policy; the<br/>consolidation of the nation and contentious issues like party politics in the<br/>Centre and the states, the Punjab problem and anti-caste politics and<br/>untouchability. These, along with objective assessments of Jawaharlal Nehru,<br/>Indira Gandhi, Jayaprakash Narayan, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Rajiv Gandhi,<br/>Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh,<br/>constitute a remarkable overview of a nation on the move. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780143104094 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Security
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>954.04  / CHA