The last one year has witnessed a sea change in India’s polity. Performance, accountability and delivery has been the mantra for the Narendra Modi Government and on every occasion it has emphasized and worked basing itself on these defining pillars of governance. ‘Redefining Governance: Essays on One Year of Narendra Modi Government’ is, as the name suggests, a comprehensive collection of papers and articles on various dimensions and initiatives of the Narendra Modi led BJP Government in the last one year. Experts, practitioners, analysts, academics, journalists, political leaders, young professionals and activists from diverse fields have been invited to contribute their views on Governance in the last one year and make an analysis of its various dimensions and interventions.  The volume is divided into five broad sections—Governance, Defence, Foreign Affairs, EconomyEntrepreneurship and Others. Each contributor has discussed or examined the different initiatives and projects that have been conceived and worked out in the last one year. While some have made a broad analysis of various development and governance efforts, others have focused on a particular theme or area. The volume shall be of interest to the researcher, the political analyst, the scholar of Indian polity as well the general reader with interest in current affairs, politics and governance issues.ContentsForeword —Pgs. 5Introduction —Pgs. 9Governance1. MODI’s ONE YEAR – Unleashing India’s Great Potential Ram Madhav —Pgs. 332. Modi’s First Year – From Hopelessness to Hope —Dr. A. Surya Prakash —Pgs. 393. What New has Narendra Modi Brought to the Table—Assessing One Year Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe —Pgs. 504. A Good Beginning… Raj Liberhan —Pgs. 575. One Year of NDA Government: Strong Foundations for Growth and Empowerment of Poor —Muralidhar Rao —Pgs. 626. India’s Northeast and the Modi Government —Prof. Gangmumei Kamei —Pgs. 687. From ‘LOOK EAST’ to ‘ACT EAST’ —P.P. Shrivastav, IAS (Retd) —Pgs. 718. One Year: an Unmatched Achievement to Change the Path —Shivaji Sarkar —Pgs. 819. Trust on the Leadership and on the Changing Economic Environment Arun Singh —Pgs. 87Defence10. Indian Armed Forces Role in Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Assistance 2014-15 —Lt. Gen. K.T. Parnaik, PVSM, UYSM, YSM —Pgs. 9511. NDA’s One Year: Performance in the Realm of National Security Lt. Gen. Syed Ata Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) —Pgs. 10112. New Zeal for India’s Defence Preparedness —Nitin Gokhale —Pgs. 10913. National Security – Then and Now —Col. Karan Kharb —Pgs. 11314. Nuclear Policy of the Modi Government —Rajiv Nayan —Pgs. 120Foreign Affairs15. One Year of Prime Minister Modi’s Foreign Policy —Rajiv Sikri —Pgs. 12916. Prime Minister Modi and a New Strategic Opportunity for India —Jayadeva Ranade —Pgs. 13417. The India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement: Historic Milestone in PM Modi’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ Foreign Policy —Veena Sikri —Pgs. 13918. The Obama Visit Prabhat P. Shukla —Pgs. 14919. A Pragmatic Foreign Policy: The Case of France —Claude Arpi —Pgs. 15420. Narendra Modi and Foreign Policy —Rajeev Srinivasan —Pgs. 16321. Modi’s Journey through the Neighbourhood —Uttam Kumar Sinha —Pgs. 174Economy-Entrepreneurship22. MUDRA Bank: Theoretical Depth and Practical Wisdom —S. Gurumurthy —Pgs. 18323. Modi and His Trinity of Schemes to Growth-Boost India —Hindol Sengupta —Pgs. 18824. One Year of Modi Government: Economy and Pointers —Prof. R. Vaidyanathan —Pgs. 19225. Modi Sarkar – One Year On —Shakti Sinha —Pgs. 20826. From Gujarat Kite Industry to MUDRA Bank: Focus on Developing Small and Micro Businesses —Prof. P. Kanagasabapathi —Pgs. 217Others27. Indian Culture, Samarasata and Governance – a Reading from Narendra Modi —Avadhesh Kumar Singh —Pgs. 22528. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan – The Engine of a Clean, Cohesive, and Credible India —Robinder Sachdev —Pgs. 23129. New Initiatives in Education for Nation Building—First Year of Modi Government —Mahadev Desai —Pgs. 23930. Narendra Modi Bats Rahul Dravid Style in Test Match with T-20 Expectations Shashi Shekhar —Pgs. 24731. Justice for All, Appeasement of None —K.G. Suresh —Pgs. 25132. Making Development a Mass Movement: Modi Sarkar’s Biggest Achievement in its First Year —Tejasvi Surya —Pgs. 25633. 1st Anniversary of Modi Government: A View from Europe—Prof. Dr. Klaus Lange, —Prof. Dr. Klara Knapp Lange —Pgs. 26334. Modi’s 365 Days and India’s Rise as a Civilisational State Dr. Anirban Ganguly —Pgs. 270PM Modi’s Vision —Pgs. 275Contributors’ Introduction —Pgs. 289        

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Redefining Governance - by - Prabhat Prakashan

Redefining Governance - The last one year has witnessed a sea change in India’s polity.