Post Independence History Notes

Since India's independence from colonial rule in 1947, several events have affected the way the country has progressed. The UPSC Mains GS examination Syllabus includes a section on India's post-independence history. 'Post-independence consolidation and restructuring inside the country,' is part of the syllabus.

On this page, you will find all the relevant articles important for studying the syllabus of Indian Post Independence history to help you narrow down your Civil services examination preparation.

Challenges Before India After Independence	Reorganization Of states	Tribal Consolidation
Framing Of The Constitution Of India	Social And Political Consolidation	Challenge of building democracy
Challenges before ECI	First general election	The emergence of Opposition Parties
Emergency - Crisis of democratic order	Rise of Regional Parties	Coalition Era
Crisis of Democratic Order	Emergency (1975-77)	The JP movement
Gujarat and Bihar movements	Conflict with Judiciary	Controversies regarding emergency
Lessons from emergency	Post Emergency Issues	The Naxalite Movement
The Punjab Crisis	Communalism	Regionalism
The secessionist movement in North-Eastern states	Economic Consolidation	Formation of Planning Commission
Achievements of Plans from 1947 to 1965	Green Revolution	Operation Flood and Cooperatives
Agrarian and Land Reforms	LPG reforms	Foreign Policy
Evolution of India’s Foreign Policy	Strategic Issues	Features of Indian Foreign Policy
The emergence of the Non-Alignment Movement and its Summits	Panchsheel	Analysis of Nehruvian Foreign Policy
Nuclear policy	Shimla Agreement	Tashkent Declaration
Agra Summit	India's Role in the Creation of Bangladesh	Popular Movements
Communal Riots and Regions most affected	Partition and then Independence: Punjab, Bengal and Assam, Sindh	Resettlement and Rehabilitation of Refugees

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