Uttar Pradesh is India’s most politically important state. With 80 seats in the Lok Sabha and 35 in the Rajya Sabha, it has the largest number of legislators in the Indian Parliament. The political might of this state can be imagined when one thinks of the fact that eight of India’s fourteen prime ministers are from Uttar Pradesh. Maharashta with 48 seats has the second largest number of seats in Lok Sabha, 32 less than Uttar Pradesh. In terms of population, if Uttar Pradesh was an independent nation
COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES AND RECOMMENDATIONS Conducting a corporate communications initiative in India can be an overwhelming experience with it’s religious, cultural and lingual diversity. The critical factors to take into account when conducting a corporate communications initiative in India are the language challenges, political considerations, different ethical systems and the level of corruption, different cultural norms, religious differences, attitudes towards women, mass media challenges
Arvind Kejriwal’s has become the idol for every citizen of India who wishes to fight against the injustices of the government. He has stood up as a person who is always there for the common man of India to get them the rights in the society that they deserve. To make such an image of himself, Arvind Kejriwal has gone to extremes from sitting for protests on the road every other day to trying to burst the bubble about the corrupt and uselessness of the already well-established politicians like Narendra
Over the past 64 years of the Indian republic, the nation has witnessed many strange events. Ranging from the Legislature vs Judiciary debate of the 1970s to the secessionist movements in the North-east, challenges to the functioning of world’s largest democracy have been myriad. Emergencies form a significant part of it. Apart from the infamous proclamation of National Emergency of 1975, there are also numerous occasions when the misuse of State Emergency has been done. The emergency provisions
Raveesh (2011) has attempted to analyze the relationship between bank credit and economic growth in North-East region consisting of seven states and observed that banks has provided significant amount of money but there has not much impact on the economic growth causing the region towards further backwardness. . Rao (2008) in his study on rural credit has discussed some of the lively issues of rural credit in India, that are; the increasing substitution of capital for labour
Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi, won a great deal of praise during the recent state assembly elections, not only for the outstanding performance of his newly formed Aam Aadmi Party, but also for the clean democratic principles that he claimed to hold. However, in light of the drama now unfolding in the national capital region, produced and directed by the Chief Minister himself, the veracity of his purportedly upright principles has fallen into question. Kejriwal first gained national attention
Supporters of the American electoral system claim that their electoral superiority, with its direct elections, makes elected officials more accountable to the voters and as such improves democracy. However, critics believe that accountability in politics can often hinder policymaking. For this essay, the goal will be to assess the challenge that accountability presents in policy making and whether it is the sole factor influencing policymakers. This essay will look at the Electoral process in America
Executive branches of Turkey and India are weak compared to the legislative branches of their respective countries. The head of state for Turkey is the president and the current president was elected by the Turkish Grand National Assembly, but after a 2007 Constitutional revision the next presidential election will be election by the citizens. Having parliament elect the president is concentrating power in the legislative branch of Turkey’s government but an election by the people is dispersion of
are elected separately by the people. The Lower House of the legislature is called the Lok Sabha. Currently, up to a week or two ago, the Congress Party held a majority of seats in the Lok Sabha, so its leader was the Prime Minister of India. The other house of the legislature is the Rajya Sabha and like the English House of Lords it has less power than the Lower House. The other parties in the Lok Sabha form the oppositi... ... middle of paper ... ...Former MP Turns Approver in Bribery Case
Effect of Corruption on India’s Economy. Introduction In simple terms Public Corruption can be defined as the misuse of public office for private gain.Corruption is an outcome and reflection of a country’s economic,legal,cultural and political institutions. Transparency International(2005,2008) found that more than 65% of Indians had a first hand experience of paying bribes and nearly 45% used contacts to get job done.Institutionalised Corruption has long been prevalent in India.Big Business
In On Democracy, Robert Dahl presents five criteria that states are required to meet in order to satisfy the primary aim of democracy, which is to provide political equality to all of its citizens (1998, 37). The criteria include effective participation, equal voting, enlightened understanding, open agenda setting and inclusion. (Dahl, 1998, 38). Above these criteria, this paper will only focus on effective participation and enlightened understanding to apply them to India; this is because its citizens
Transgender in India: Are the times really changing? While most societies only acknowledge two categories of gender—man and woman—numerous cultures identify other genders too, and certain persons may identify as neither male nor female. The term “Transgender” is an all-encompassing term for individuals whose gender identity, gender expression or behavior does not match their biological sex assigned to them at birth. It also includes individuals who do not identify themselves as neither male nor
Table of Contents Introduction 2 Evolution of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from the Dravida Kazhagam 5 Assembly Elections and the rise of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam to power 8 The changing nature of electoral pursuits of the DMK post AIADMK’s formation 9 The Tamil Eelam movement and its relevance for the DMK 10 Status of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the Tamil politics of today 11 Introduction The political history of South India intertwines at odd ends with the one of the North. In 1944
Introduction to Parliamentary government: In a democracy,governments are classified on the basis of relationship of the political executive with the legislative branch. If the executive is answerable and responsible to the legislature it is called Cabinet form of Government or Parliamentary form of government,while if the legislative and executive are completely seperate from each other it is called as presidential form of government. In the presidential form of government, there exists
The European Parliament The European parliament (also referred as Europarl or the EP) is directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU) . It’s responsible for making legislative actions across the entire EU and it’s described as the most powerful legislatives in the world . Purpose: The purpose of the European Parliament is to provide, its citizen followings : 1. Better agricultural policies, rural development and better food quality 2. Fair competitive environment for both
reservation/quota system or not is still a debatable question in India and has got mixed responses from different parts of society. When the reservation policy was first framed the constitution of India wanted the political (reservation reservations in Lok sabha and state legislatures) for the following 10 years. There was no time limit on reservation policy related to education and job. Many doesn’t know this and debate on this saying “Why reservation still even after 60 years?” Caste based reservation
dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.” —Warren Bennis Narendra Modi has become a household name after the Lok Sabha Elections, which were enough to prove the faith the citizens of the largest democracy of the world happen to have put in this man. Narendra Modi posses a certain personal appeal which India definitely approves of in their leader after being led by
India is an extremely diverse country. It is a country full of culture, history, and strength. It is not only a huge international power in foreign affairs but its one of the largest countries geographically in the world. India has been acknowledged for its strength, history, government, and culture, all of which define the country. The capital of India is New Delhi, other major cities include Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, and Bangalore. India’s current population is 1,205,073,612; this was established
AIADMK, the two major parties in Tamil Nadu. Peace had thus prevailed between the Vanniyars and the Dalits as Ramdoss of the PMK and Thirumavalavan of the VCK were friends.In the last elections they fell out. While Thirumavalavan managed to become a Lok Sabha MP, the PMK was wiped out completely. Their friendship broke. Ramdoss started a vicious campaign against inter-caste marriages.In the surcharged atmosphere of the sustained hate campaign by the PMK and KNGP, Divya and Ilavarasan k... ... middle
Land Acquisition in India Introduction The term Land Acquisition means the process of taking over of privately held land and other immoveable properties by the government for various ‘public purposes’. The owners are compensated for their loss via a rate that is fixed by the government appointed arbitrators. The definition of the term ‘public purpose’ is extremely vague. A few of the purposes that necessitate this process of Land Acquisition are often notified to the public through land acquisition