This Is A First-Hand Portrayal Of Events Of R. Venkataraman`S Tenure As The Eighth President Of India, Spanning As It Did The Politically Sensitive Years--1987-1992.

Venkataraman, Ramaswami, 1910-2009, former president of India; contributed articles.

The volume 1 contains a selection from speeches delivered by Shri R. Venkataraman as Vice-President of India. These speeches outline his perceptions of the nations's priorities, imperatives and goals. They bring to bear on a variety of themes, the accumulated experience of Shri Venkataraman's participation in India's public life which commenced in the early 1930s.
The Publications Division will also be bringing out volumes of Shri Venkataraman's subsequent speeches and writings as President of India.

Biography of Ramaswami Venkataraman, b. 1910, president of India.

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This title examines the discretionary powers of the President of India. It is replete with examples mainly drawn from India, the Commonwealth countries, and Great Britain, of actual instances of exercise of such powers by a constitutional sovereign. For instance, the book flags the crucial role a President can play in the event of a hung parliament.