Political Science : Politics in India Since Independence 2011 (Delhi) Set III

Two princely states that refused to join either Pakistan or India at the time of independence and insisted on independent status were Hyderabad and Kashmir.

As early as in 1957, the Congress party had a bitter taste of defeat in Kerala. Communist party won the largest number of sets in Kerala Legislature in the assembly elections held in March 1957.

SAARC is a major regional initiative by the South Asian states to evolve cooperation through multilateral means. Objectives of SAARC include:

Shock Therapy is regarded as the model of transition from an authoritarian socialist system to a democratic capitalist system in Russia, Central Asia and East Europe.

Human security is more important than territorial security, since human resource is the most important resource of a nation. Only a healthy human resource can ensure territorial security. Hunger, disease and natural disasters kill far more people than war, genocide and terrorism.

In 1984, Congress party won 415 seats in the Lok Sabha elections. Shri Rajiv Gandhi became the Prime Minister.

Yes, it is correct to say that India is a world power, as it is making an increasing mark on the world’s economic and political system. India’s increasing global influence has been driven by rapid economic growth.

Cold War refers to the competition, tensions and series of confrontations between the United States and Soviet Union backed by their respective allies. The war was an ideological conflict between capitalist bloc (USA) and communist bloc (SU) from 1947 to 1991.

Regionalism is a political ideology that focuses on a particular region rather than the nation as a whole. Regionalism emerges from excessive love for one’s region. Separatism refers to demand for political separation from the Union.

Bahujan Samaj Party was founded by Kanshi Ram in 1984.