История Индии. XX век

The book is a study of the political history of India in the XX - early XXI century. It deals with the issues of the national liberation struggle against British power in India, the division of the country into the Indian Union and Pakistan, the formation of an independent India, the problems of its domestic and foreign policy. The work is based on a wide documentary base, scientific results of past and latest research. It may be of interest to a wide range of readers, including teachers of the humanities, graduate students and students. The authors of the book are well-known orientalists, experts in the history and socio-political problems of India. They own many scientific publications, including major monographs.

The book is divided into three parts, which contain the following chapters:

PART ONE - Struggle for independence: India in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Creation and early years of the congress, Swadeshi - encouragement of the production of Indian goods, Split in the congress, The emergence of religious communal organizations and caste movements, India in the years of the first world war, Gandhi enters the Indian political scene, First campaign of civil disobedience 1920-1922, Swaraj party: victories and defeats, Social movements in the first half of the twentieth century, Dominion status or full independence, Involvement of youth in the struggle for independence, Second civil campaign disobedience in the early 1930s, Development of socialist ideas in India, Indian society on the eve of World War II, Cripps Mission - "get out of India!", S. C. Bose seeks support from the Axis powers, India on the eve of independence,

PART TWO - India in the Independence Years: Inception of Independence, Drafting and Adoption of the Indian Constitution, New Deal for Economic and Social Policy, Political Development of India, Socio-economic and Political Changes in India (1966-1984), Problems and difficulties of Rajiv Gandhi government, Strengthening the political role of castes, Reforms of the 1990s, Time of coalitions, New round of coalition politics, Elections of 2004 - Congress is back in power, India confirms the status of the largest democracy in the world, Center-States relations and the growing influence of regions, Indian experience social development, the Indian diaspora and its contribution to the modernization of the country.

THREE PART - Indian Foreign Policy: Main Directions of Indian Foreign Policy, Indo-Soviet Relations during the Cold War, Indo-Russian Strategic Partnership, India-US Relations, Indian Politics and Great Power Rivalry in South Asia, Military Doctrine and Indian Armed Forces, India's Path to Nuclear Status.

The book ends with a conclusion, detailed notes, a chronology, a very representative bibliography, an index of names and place names.