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Indian Politics

Indian Politics. Sansad Bhavan: Parliament House AST1ICI Lecture 3 Dr Peter G. Friedlander. http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/intro/ataglance.htm. The Mahabharata Epic (ca. 400 BCE-400 CE). TV series 1998-1990, 94, 45 minutes, episodes Dir. B. R. Chopra.

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Indian Politics

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  1. Indian Politics Sansad Bhavan: Parliament House AST1ICI Lecture 3 Dr Peter G. Friedlander http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/intro/ataglance.htm

  2. The Mahabharata Epic (ca. 400 BCE-400 CE) TV series 1998-1990, 94, 45 minutes, episodes Dir. B. R. Chopra http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmXxkqKaghk

  3. Mahabharata as seminal Indian view on war, polity and politics • Protesters in Mumbai 2009 http://www.indiadailyphoto.com/2009/01/21/mahabharata-marathon/

  4. Bhagavad Gita: to fight or not? • On the battle field Arjuna, a Kshatriya warrior, who must fight his kinsmen, asks Krishna, God in human form, ‘What value are kingdoms?... why should we kill for them?’ http://www.salagram.net/BG.html http://www.bhagavad-gita.org/Gita/verse-01-29.html

  5. The duty to fulfil your dharma • Krishna replies it is each person’s duty to act upon their caste’s dharma and focus on the performance of the actions, karman, and not the fruit of actions. • This is the key feature of Indian polity; caste dharma defines how you must act even in relation to the state http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/QA55

  6. The Constitution • B. R. Ambedkar (1891-1956) directed the writing of the Indian Constitution • Enacted January 26th 1950 http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/welcome.html http://ambedkarindia.com/download/scraps-2.html

  7. The Lok Sabha: the Lower House http://aplapindia2005.nic.in/Parliament%20estate.htm

  8. The Rajya Sabha: the Upper House http://aplapindia2005.nic.in/Parliament%20estate.htm

  9. State Parliaments Vidhan Sabha Bhawan Lucknow http://library.thinkquest.org/09jan-oracle-n-001/00427/page_492109489.html

  10. Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/Photogallery/ass-hall.htm http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/

  11. State Governor: UP residence http://upgovernor.gov.in/

  12. Indian Administrative system Around 5000 top civil IAS servants run the Indian civil service, (was ICS) http://www.tn.gov.in/pressrelease/archives/pr2008/pr130608/pr130608a.htm

  13. District Level Administrations http://www.biharandjharkhand.com/bihar/biharmap.htm

  14. Local Government: District Magistrate of Gaya http://gaya.bih.nic.in/html/Incumbency%20Chart%20of%20DM.htm

  15. Bandana Preyashi: Gaya DM 2003 IAS Batch, St Stephen’s Graduate, DM of Siwan in 2009 elections http://election.rediff.com/special/2009/apr/14/-the-lady-with-the-toughest-job-in-bihar.htm

  16. The Police and Judiciary http://biharpolice.bih.nic.in/

  17. The Judiciary: High Courts http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070527/spectrum/index.htm Allahabad High Court http://www.tv5news.in/en/politics/article-id-694-name-allahabad-high-court-says-divide-land-in-3-ways.htm Indira Gandhi case, Ram Janam Bhoomi Case May 10, 2011, etc.

  18. The armed Forces http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7210526.stm

  19. Indo-Pakistan Border http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pakistani-forces-fire-rockets-at-india-bsf/516155/

  20. Indo-Chinese Border http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?117257-Indian-Army-Soldiers-guarding-the-India-China-(Tibet)-border

  21. ““Madam, Buddha has finally smiled.” 18th May, 1974 Indira Gandhi visits Pokaran after First Nuclear test 1974 "India is now a nuclear weapons state.""We have the capacity for a big bomb now. Ours will never be weapons of aggression.“[speaking after 1998 test series] Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, Thursday 14 May 1998 http://www.defence.pk/forums/india-defence/79804-when-buddha-first-smiled-indias-first-nuclear-detonation-pne.html http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/India/IndiaArsenal.html

  22. Nuclear India ICBM program India has Intermediate range Balistic Missiles such as the Agni III Development on the Agni V http://www.india-defence.com/reports-4364 http://www.livemint.com/2010/04/20203506/One-missile-to-rule-them-all.html

  23. Indian ICBM program India is concerned that while China can hit any Indian target, it cannot hit most targets in China, so it is developing its own ICBM program http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI0_9QyKHe8&feature=related

  24. Checks and Balances Military divided into different forces such as BSF and state forces means less likelihood of a coup http://magnificentbihar.co.in/?p=9078 http://article.wn.com/view/2011/05/24/Forces_keeping_vigil_along_J_K_border_Chidambaram/

  25. Politics and representation • “I vote for whoever will win, I am a community leader and must represent my community in government” http://sampadak.co.in/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f7xXAB5il0

  26. Main Political Parties 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Lok_Sabha

  27. The Main Political PartiesCongress http://www.congress.org.in/new/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P-dtqsJeMY&feature=related

  28. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNbyzJ78NnI&feature=related http://www.bjp.org/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0w9rhhTEy4&feature=related

  29. Samajwadi Party http://www.samajwadiparty.in/

  30. BSP http://bspindia.org/

  31. Mayavati UP CM (2007-) http://blogs.reuters.com/india/2008/11/06/will-an-untouchable-become-indias-obama/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs1kyo2Lu1g&feature=player_embedded

  32. Shiv Sena: Militant Hindu party Shiv Sena activists burnt posters of film actor Shah Rukh Khan's latest flick at a film theatre here over his remarks favouring inclusion of Pakistani cricketers in the forthcoming Indian Premier League(IPL), police said today. (The Financial Express, Feb 1st 2010) http://www.financialexpress.com/news/senaactivistsburnpostersofmynameiskhan/574032/

  33. Voting: voluntary http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/5247642/Indian-election-Third-wave-of-voting-begins.html http://hubpages.com/hub/indian-voters

  34. Voting Turnout: 59.7% 2009 http://www.voteindia.com/2009/05/05/percentage-of-voting-from-1952-to-2004/

  35. http://www.vote4congress2009.com/manifesto.html

  36. http://www.lkadvani.in/eng/content/view/839/421/

  37. Economic Development‘Indian Shining’BJP 2004 The BJP lost as, in part, rural voters did not take up the message about an India they were not part of. Economics are a key Indian political issue, but claims like this did not work. http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl2506/stories/20080328250601400.htm http://www.gamechangers.com/index.html/archives/110 http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?222977

  38. Congress JK election poster 2007 Massacres, oppression, and tears:Stop, now no more… http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071209/himachal.htm

  39. Caste Issues BSP campaigns against Congress’s ‘Anti-Dalit’ stance in UP in 2010 http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article393784.ece

  40. Religion: BJP Gujarat 2007 Poster shows Narendra Modi, Gujarat CM, after state election victory and says something like ‘Who for the benefit of the Hindu…. he rules the land…’ (the rest of the text is hidden) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7158037.stm

  41. 2006 anti Reservation campaign http://pediaview.com/openpedia/2006_Indian_anti-reservation_protests

  42. Concern over Islamic Militants fuels communal tensions Terrorism and Communalism Mumbai 2008 Varanasi 2010 http://www.ngonlinenews.com/news/mumbai-attacks-and-social-media/ http://www.ngonlinenews.com/news/mumbai-attacks-and-social-media/

  43. Personality Politics 2009 http://newshopper.sulekha.com/india-election_photo_810071.htm

  44. Naxalite Movements http://understandingsociety.blogspot.com/2010/12/indias-naxalites.html

  45. My Resolution: with your help to make ward no. 10 an ‘ideal ward’ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bernardoh/4186897038/sizes/l/in/photostream/

  46. The popular and young candidates of the Indian Peoples Party (BJP) http://www.flickr.com/photos/xclockwise/4924520980/sizes/l/in/photostream/

  47. Rahul Gandhi (b. 1970)Amethi MP, INC General Secretary Great grandson of Nehru, grandson of Indira, son of Sonia.Following Sonia Gandhi’s illness (August 2011) possibly next Congress leader sooner rather than later http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/nation/north/sonia-gandhi-down-rahul-plans-polls-223

  48. What are there disadvantages of this system? What are the advantages of this system? Why a democratic federal republic? “India ie. Bharat is a Union of States.  It is a Sovereign Socialist Democratic Republic with a parliamentary system of government.  ” http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2009/apr/16/indian-elections-2009-india "This information is downloaded from the website of  Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative Department)". http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/introd.htm

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