Read the paragraph under the title “Andhra Pradesh” from. In Andhra Pradesh ........office of the congress ….page 262 and comment on it.

Study the newspapers and magazines to identify at least one example each of moderation in policies due to the coalition and how do different political parties in coalition emphasize their regional demands?

Prepare an album by collecting the photos of Prime Ministers of India and write their specialties.

In the first half of the period after independence, there was a lot of importance given to planned development. In the later part, the emphasis was given to liberalization. Discuss and find out how does it reflects political ideals?

How do different types of regional aspirations draw from cultural and economic dimensions?

What were the developments that weakened the inclusive nature of the Indian polity? How is the ability to accommodate different communities and regional aspirations changing?

Match the following:

Column A

i) Economic liberalization

ii) Arbitrary dismissal

iii) Ethnic cleansing

iv) Federal principle

Column B

a) restriction in foreign import tax

b) of state governments by central government

c) towards people who are different from themselves

d) greater autonomy for state governments

How did regional aspirations lead to the formation of regional parties? Compare the differences and similarities between the two different phases.

In order to form governments, it becomes necessary for political parties to attract people from different sections of society. How did different political parties realize these objectives in the second phase after independence?

Identify the major changes in the party system during the second phase of independence?

Read the paragraph under the title “Andhra Pradesh” from. In Andhra Pradesh ........office of the congress ….page 262 and comment on it.