3. India’s Government
Central and state goverment share power
Central govt. is more powerful (unlike US)
Parliamentary Democracy
Based on British model
2 houses – lower house (Lok Sabha) is more
powerful, voters elect members directly
President – Head of State, but little power
Prime Minister – leader of party who wins
most seats in Parliament
4. EXAMPLE …ISRAEL’S GOVERNMENT
ELECTION RESULTS MIGHT BE: PARTY “A” (51%) “B” (35%) “C”
(15%)
OTHER COUNTRIES…… JAPAN AND ENGLAND
DIET PARLIAMENT
5. NEHRU - GANDHI “DYNASTY”
DOMINATE INDIA’S POLITICS FROM
INDEPENDENCE THROUGH TODAY
6. Nehru – Gandhi “Dynasty”
1. JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
2. INDIRA GANDHI Daughter
3. RAJIV GANDHI Grandson
4. SONIA GANDHI Rajiv’s Wife
1st Prime Minister of
India 1947-1964
7. INDIAN NATIONAL
CONGRESS
Led India to
Independence
Becomes the
CONGRESS PARTY
Dominated Indian Politics for most of the time
since independence in 1947
8. Nehru: 1st Prime Minister
1.Economic Concerns
>Improve Standard of Living
9. Pd 84/23
2. *Non-alignment Policy
> Question: How to remain neutral during Cold War?
India - Neutral during
Cold War Period
> Remained neutral by
not aligning (allying)
with US or Soviet Union
> Nehru keeps foreign
influence out of India by
decreasing foreign
investment (not
borrowing money or
taking aid) Pd 2/3 – 4/23
10. Pd 34/23
3. Socialist Economy
> Question: How can India’s economy be built without
going into debt?
Nehru’s Goal: Self-sufficiency
• Industrialization
• Introduces socialism to economy –
government control of industries
like steel, mining, transportation
and energy.
WHICH WORKS BETTER TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMY?
GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE BUISNESS/CAPITALISM (FREE MARKET
ECONOMY)?
4. Problems with Pakistan and China
11. Indira Gandhi
Nehru’s daughter
No relation to Mohandas Gandhi
A controversial leader
1966- 1975
1977- 1984
Pd 7 – 4/23
12. Prime Minister twice
Tried to control population
Supports new nation -Bangladesh
Ruled through state of
emergency
1966- 1975
13. Tried to control SIKH nationalism 1977- 1984
– Golden Shrine attacked
Assassinated 1984 by Sikh
Guards
14.
15. Sikhism
Sikhism - religion originated in
Punjab – an area in
Sikhism -India & Pakistan. in Punjab – an area in
religion originated
India and Pakistan.
Belief in one supreme god
Belief in one supreme god
Gurus – religious philosophers & teachers
Gurus – religious philosophers & teachers
A Sikh is to: mediate, work diligently and to
A Sikh is to: mediate, work diligently and to share
share one’s creations
one’s creations
Male Sikhs have the name SINGH somewhere
Male Sikhs havethe name SINGH somewhere in
intheir name.
their name.
Male Sikhs arerecognized by their turbans
Male Sikhs are recognized by their turbans
16. Sikhs traditionally wear:
Uncut hair/Turban
Wooden combs
Special underwear
Iron bracelets
Swords/knife
***all designed to
show honesty,
equality, fidelity,
meditating on God,
and never bowing to
tyranny.
PRIME MINISTER
MANMOHAN
17.
18. • Elected, Congress Party
• Succeeds Indira Gandhi
• Less Skill than Mother or
Grandfather (Nehru)
RAJIV
• Assassinated
GANDHI
SONIA GANDHI
Indira’s Son (RAJIV GANDHI’S WIFE)
1985 - 1991 INFLUENTIAL LEADER IN
CONGRESS PARTY
TODAY (2012)
19. India & Pakistan Tensions
Pakistan’s Former
Leader India’s Leader
Former President Prime Minister
Pervez Musharraf Manmohan Singh
Benazir Bhutto
Assassination Video
20. Pakistan Today
A Balancing Act???
Osama bin Benazir
Laden … What about Relations
Bhutto …
Did with India??
assassinated
Pakistan while trying
Help U.S. to promote
Fight democratic
Terrorism? elections
Not
Really!
President Zardari
Of Pakistan (Bhutto’s
24. India Today?
Bollywood (Hindi: }, Urdu: )
is the informal name given
GLOBALIZATION to the popular Mumbai-
based Hindustani language
film industry in India. The
term is often incorrectly
used to refer to the whole of
Indian cinema.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood
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