The Indian Parliament and Democratic Transformation

 

Launch of the book edited by Ajay K. Mehra (New Delhi: Routledge India, 2018)

 

 

 

Chief Guest: Dr. Karan Singh, MP, Rajya Sabha

 

Guest of Honour: Mr. Peter Rimmele, Resident Representative, KAS

 

 

 

Chair: Air Marshal (retd.) Naresh Verma, Director IIC

 

 

 

Followed by a panel discussion

 

Panelists: Prof. D.R. Tripathi, MP, Rajya Sabha; Prof. E. Sridharan, UPIASI; Prof. Amit Prakash, JNU; and Prof. Satyajit Singh, University of Delhi

 

 

 

The book traces the trajectory of the Indian Parliament from its formation to present day. The essays explore parliamentary democracy through the formative years and highlight the Parliament’s function as a representative and accountable institute, its procedures and responsibility, its connection with the other arms of the state, its relationship with grassroots democracy and the press, and its critical role in framing foreign policy and national security