Indian political philosophy

The Vedic (c. 1200 BCE - 10th century CE); the Jain-Buddhist-Hindu (6th century BCE - 2nd century CE); the Indo-Islamic (10th century CE-1857); the modern or Indo-British (c. 1857 - 1947); and the contemporary (post-independence - present).[1]

In India as elsewhere, political philosophy involves on the one hand speculations on the relationships between individual, society and state, and detailed treatises on the mechanics of statecraft, state policy, war and diplomacy and international relations.

Contemporary Indian political philosophy is an emerging discipline garnering increasing interest with the rise of comparative political theory. The Indian political theorist Aakash Singh Rathore has been attempting to cultivate the discipline with the 2010 book Indian Political Thought--A Reader (Routledge), and the 2017 monograph Indian Political Theory: Laying the Groundwork for Svaraj (Routledge). Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar's Progressive Utilization Theory is a major socio-economic and political philosophy.[2]

Modern Indian Political Philosophies

Philosophies and ideologies of Indian political parties

All political parties have some ideologies, philosophies and world views. These decide their policy formulation and agenda formation. In modern days, the ideologies of the political parties are similar and thus it is difficult to differentiate them on the basis of their ideologies. The ideologies of some important national parties in India-

Indian National Congress

Groups with different ideologies came together before Indian independence to struggle together for national independence. After independence, this party emerged as a dominant party for many years in Indian politics. This party believes in democratic socialism, social equality and international peace.

Communist Party of India

It is an old party in India. This party works for laborers and farmers and opposes capitalism. Leadership differences developed in following the communist philosophy of China or Soviet Union and another party, Communist Party of India(Marxist), was created.

References
  1. Mahendra Prasad Singh (2011). "Introduction". Indian Political Thought: Themes and Thinkers. p. xiv. ISBN 8131758516.
  2. "Sarkar, Prabhatranjan - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2020-10-13.


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