The Politics of India Since Independence (The New Cambridge History of India)

The politics of india since independence (the new cambridge history of india) sets out to study and assess the many changes in the political agendas and policies of the country's leadership since independence and how they have impacted the country in recent years the author has looked at the various aspects of evolving political ideology, many changes in the society, and the changing economic perspectives and policieshe then presents his views on the effects of these policies and changes, whether they have benefited the country and also analyses many of the problems faced by the country in recent timesthe book is divided into three parts the first part studies political change, the second part looks at pluralism and national integration, and the third section discusses political economy through all these different perspectives the book does an analysis of the country's history in the last few decadesthe politics of india since independence (the new cambridge history of india) looks at the centralising drives of the national government in an effort to create a strong nation and a dynamic economy that could foster industrial growth and prosperitythe author then avers that all these have been jeopardised by increasing communal tensions in the form of inter-caste conflicts and the widening hindu-muslim divide he says that the challenge currently facing the country is the quest for a leadership with the political and moral conviction that can take the country forward in all aspects while finding a way to maintain political and communal harmonythis is the second edition of the book, published in paperback by cambridge university press (txp) in 2004 key features: the book thoroughly covers india's history in the decades since independencewhile the first edition focused on the centralising policies, the second edition places emphasis on studying the communal divide and the impact this has had on the country