India after Independence: Challenges and Issues

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Aynal Hoque Abstract: India is an independent country since August 15, 1947. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of independent India, a sovereign secular democratic country. Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation accepted no office of India. India has a Hindu majority, a large Muslim minority, and numerous other religious minorities also. From 1950s to 1980 India followed socialist-inspired policies. Beginning in 1991 the significant economic reforms have transferred India into the third largest and one of the largest growing economies in the world. Today there is a general awakening among the people regarding equal rights in the eyes of law, irrespective of caste, creed, sex, and religion. The far-reaching changes in the socio-economic, political, scientific, legal and intellectual life of this great nation have brought a dignified place to it even in international scenario. The present paper tries to highlight the post independence scenario of India, its challenges and prospects. Keywords: Independence, India, Secular,Governance, Democracy. Click here to print/download PDF of this research paper India became an independent nation within the British commonwealth on 15th August, 1947. Concurrently the Muslim majority northwest and east of British India was separated into the domonin of Pakistan, by the partition of India. The partition led to a population transfer of more than 10 million people between India and Pakistan and the death of about one million ...