In the post-liberalization era, Indian politics is moving from ascriptive politics to developmental politics.
How the answer moves
The flow snapshot — the routes in, the body, the counter-view and the routes out.
Route 1 liberalisation brought development to the centre (jobs, growth, FDI, infrastructure, welfare) → shift real but partial
Route 2 earlier axis = caste / religion / region / birth → post-1991 economic issues now drive competition → movement incomplete
developmental turn → ideological dilution + growth agenda accepted → pocket-book voting → leaders judged on performance / inflation / jobs / welfare → turnout up, gender gap down → digital media diversifies information
ascription not gone → Kanchan Chandra: ethnicity modernised, not eliminated → caste + religious mobilisation, dynastic parties, weak representation of weaker sections, Sachar Committee
Route 1 developmental politics widened the agenda, but did not displace ascription
Route 2 shift = expansion and coexistence, not replacement
Model answer
Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.
Also asked on this head
Planning and Economic Development — 12 questions in the Vault.
- Land reforms programmes led to some constitutional amendments. Comment.
- The blueprint of Gram Swargaj is the key to understand the Gandhian perspective on planning. Discuss.
- The legacy of the Planning Commission still has a bearing on India’s development policies. Discuss.
How this is taught
The same flow snapshot, built for every head of the syllabus, with the answer written in class.
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