India: Conditions, Issues and U.S. Relations

India is a multi-party, federal, parliamentary democracy with a bicameral parliament. The president, elected by an electoral college, is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of the government. Under the constitution the 28 states and seven union territories have a high degree of autonomy and have primary responsibility for problems of law and order. This book discusses India's relations with the United States, as well as its current conditions and issues.