Unit I. Sustaining Indian Democracy: 1. Democracy by coalition: 'a new start'; 2. Indian political system at work; 3. Threats to democracy; 4. Political participation; Unit II. Economic Development: 1. Introduction to economic growth and economic development; 2: How is the policy of economic liberalization in India best explained?; 3.

Economic reforms in India; 4. How far has economic liberalization changed India?; 5. To what extent have economic reforms been too modest and its human benefits too uneven?; Unit III. The Social and Cultural Development of India since 1984: Unit IV. Geopolitics: Redefining India's Regional and Global Role.