Stephen J. Rockwell analyzes the role of national administration in Indian affairs and other national policy areas related to westward expansion in the nineteenth century.

This book is a compilation of thematically arranged essays that critically analyze emerging developments, issues, and perspectives in the field of comparative law, especially in the field of comparative constitutional law. The book discusses limits and challenges of comparativism, comparative aspects of arbitral awards, cross-border consumer disputes, online hate speech, authoritarian constitutions, issues related to legal transplants, the indispensability of the idea of the concept of Rechtsstaat, interdisciplinary challenges of comparative environmental law, free exercise of religions, public interest litigation, constitutional interpretation and developments, and sustainable development in model BITs. It comprises seven parts, wherein the first part focuses on general themes of comparative law, the second part discusses private law through a comparative lens, and the third, fourth, and fifth parts examine aspects of public law with special focus on constitutional law, human rights, environmental law, and economic laws. The last part of the book covers recent developments in the field of comparative law. The book intends to seamlessly tie together discussions on both public and private law aspects of comparative law. It encourages readers to gain a nuanced understanding of the working of law, legal systems, and legal cultures while aiding deliberations on the constituents of an ideal system of law.

India Year Book 2020 is one of the most important source materials for UPSC IAS Preparation. The book is one source that covers all the information needed regarding various programs and policies launched by the government, which is very helpful for civil services exams for both prelims and mains of IAS examinations. The India year book information ranging from urban to rural India, industry to infrastructure, art and culture, technology and science to economy, health, defence, education and mass communication is put together. Information about sports, national events and international events having relevance to India are also depicted in this book. India Yearbook 2020 New Edition Volume-2 Every year GRASP IAS publishes GIST of the India Year Book for UPSC Exam in two parts which covers the important chapters of the Book in point format. We have covered the data, programmes, policies, institutions, recent initiatives which are important from both prelims and mains point of view of UPSC IAS Examinations 2020.

India Yearbook 2020 Part-1 for UPSC Civil Services Examination India Yearbook 2020 Part-1 for UPSC IAS Civil Services Examination GS Paper Contents: 1. Land & the People 2. National Symbols 3. Indian Polity 4. Agriculture 5. Culture & Tourism 6. Basic Economic Data 7. Commerce 8. Communications & Information Technology 9. Defence 10. Education 11. Energy 12. Geography & Environment 13. Finance/ Economy 14. Corporate Affairs 15. Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs

This yearbook is a compilation of thematically arranged essays that critically analyse emerging developments, issues, and perspectives in the field of comparative law. It comprises three parts wherein the first part focuses on public law and its related issues, the second part engages with issues in the field of private law, and the third part discusses general themes in comparative law. The yearbook includes papers on comparative study between universalism and Asian exceptionalism under human rights perspective, reclaiming the German concept of the rule of law “Rechtsstaat”, the Guarantee Clause in global constitutionalism, administrative justice, constitution and culture, and the category of the ’stranger’ in modern legal and political thought. The Yearbook touches upon various issues, e.g., forest protection and the idea of Justice, the application of defamation law on politicians, the intersection of customary law relating to child marriage in different countries, hybrid statehood and Buddhist nationalism. Further, scholarly work on the themes of comparative law, customary law, environmental law, and constitutional law is also highlighted.The yearbook intends to seamlessly tie together discussions on both public and private law aspects of comparative law. It encourages readers to gain a nuanced understanding of the working of the law, legal systems and legal cultures while aiding deliberations on the constituents of an ideal system of law.

Important polity Topics for upsc ias prelims and mains 2020 Indian Polity and Governance Current Affairs Yearbook 2020 India, also known as Bharat, is a Union of States. It is a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic with a parliamentary system of government. The Republic is governed in terms of the Constitution of India which was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November, 1949 and came into force on 26th January, 1950. The Constitution provides for a Parliamentary form of government which is federal in structure with certain unitary features. The constitutional head of the Executive of the Union is the President. As per Article 79 of the Constitution of India, the council of the Parliament of the Union consists of the President and two Houses known as the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and the House of the People (Lok Sabha). Article 74(1) of the Constitution provides that there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as its head to aid and advice the President, who shall exercise his/her, functions in accordance to the advice. The real executive power is thus vested in the Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as its head.