Indian Government and Politics
The course aims at giving the students a clear and critical understanding of India’s Constitution. Within this broader objective, it specifically focuses on how the Constitution offers a theoretical and institutional base for the country’s political processes.
Students would be encouraged to make a meticulous reading of the Constitution, its socio-ideological base, the manner in which state-society relationship is structured, the nature of state power and the manner in which it is allocated between the Centre-State and Urban and Rural Local Bodies. The students will also be exposed to the judicial process, particularly the way in which the higher judiciary seeks to protect the Constitution from legislative and executive encroachments and the resultant tension between these institutions.