India - Politics, Economy and Society

The book deals with the political, economic and social conditions in India today in the context of the approaching General Elections in 2014. On the political side there is a discussion on the deteriorating political climate in the country where frequent boycott of Parliament, corruption and unhealthy political discourse by the leaders is vitiating the atmosphere. With the opinion polls indicating a hung Parliament chances are bright of a Third Front Government coming to power with the possible outside support of the Congress Party.

The current developments in the Indian economy are discussed from the point of view of the debate on subsidies, twin deficits, increase in petroleum prices and so on. Issues concerning the agriculture sector like food security, introduction of food coupons and direct cash transfers in PDS are also discussed. The problem of energy demand seen from a global perspective also comes for discussion. Issues concerning the telecom industry and the mobile revolution also form part of the discussion.

Several chapters of the book are also devoted to a discussion of social issues including problems of women, stress as a psychological problem and the relevance of Emotional Intelligence as compared to General Intelligence.

The book includes chapters on Outcome of General Elections, Who will be India’s next PM, Telengana – the way forward, Gujarat Development Model, Indian Economy – A Reality Check, How to revive India’s economy, Twin Deficits, Planning Commission – do we need it, Food Security, Food Coupons, World Energy Demand and issues concerning women like rape, divorce, dowry etc.

Other Details

Publisher	P V Rajeev
ISBN	9788182600362
Publishing Date	03-Dec-2013
Language	English
Territorial Rights	Worldwide

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THE POLITICAL DIMENSION

Outcome of the General Elections
Who will be India’s Next PM?
Parliamentary Democracy in India – A Failure ?
India’s Murky Politics
Telengana – The Way Forward
Gujarat’s Development Performance

THE ECONOMIC DIMENSION

Indian Economy – A Reality Check
India’s Economic Decline
Measures to Revive Indian Economy
The Twin Deficits and Oil Prices
Growth vs Inflation
The Planning Commission – Do we need it ?
Raghuram Rajan Committee Recommendations
Food Security for India
Food Coupons
Agricultural Income Tax
The Indian Economic Service

THE TECHNOLOGICAL DIMENSION

Cable, Mobile, Internet
World Energy Demand
IIT Entrance Exam

THE SOCIAL DIMENSION

EQ – the Key to Success
Stress – a Silent Killer
Youth and Drugs
Rape – Can We Stop It?
Dowry, a Proper Perspective
Woman is the Enemy of Woman ?
Why Women Lag Behind
Removing Gender Bias

About the Authors

P V Rajeev » Click here to see author page

P V Rajeev (born in 1954) is a retired Economic Adviser to the Government of India. He served as economist in Government of India for about 32 years. He has written 16 books and over 100 articles dealing with social, economic, political, educational and international issues.

Ravinder Jit » Click here to see author page

Ravinder Jit (born in 1953) is a Professor of Human Resource Management at a leading Management Institute in Delhi. Earlier she worked as Lecturer in Psychology at Vaish College, Bhiwani (Haryana) for over 28 years. She has written extensively on social and psychological issues and on problems concerning women.