Books like India by Robert L. Hardgrave

An insightful survey of India's ancient and modern history, civilization, and culture, written by Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, offering a holistic view of the nation's heritage.

India Unbound charts the nation’s rapid social, political, and economic transformation over the last fifty years, blending personal narrative with analytical insight into its rise as a free‑market democracy and information‑economy power.

"India and Pakistan are perhaps the most dangerous neighbors on the globe with opposing ethnic and religious forces threatening far fetching social and political upheavals. With each nation now commanding nuclear power, their conflict has the potential to be even more devastating. For students, researchers, and other interested readers investigating Indo-Pakistani relations - the roots of the tension, the outbreaks of war, the current dynamics - Conflict Between India and Pakistan: An Encyclopedia is an informed new resource." "Conflict Between India and Pakistan begins with a series of alphabetically organized entries that describe the people, institutions, events, locations, and issues that have played a role in the Indo-Pakistani relations since the 1947 partition. It continues with a thoughtful discussion of the current state of India-Pakistan relations, an extensive chronology and bibliography, and an appendix and glossary. Insightful and evenhanded, it is a unique authoritative resource on one of the world's most volatile geopolitical flashpoints."--Jacket.

History of the working of the Indian constitution from 1950-1985.