Fadia, Kuldeep <br/><br/>
Reflections on pressure groups and democratic governance in India 

 -  2015 
 - p.555-564. 
 - Jul-Sep 
<br/><br/> The article highlights the problem of "special organised groups" or "Pressure Groups" in Indian politics-a subject which has been hitherto neglected in India. The central theme embodies the idea that the development of legitimate and stable democratic political institutions in India depends upon our ability to develop a responsive model of pressure groups. The article throws light on the questions: what is the extent of the stake and the involvement of pressure groups in the political as well as in the policy making process? Are pressure groups aligned with the political system? Can the pressure groups lend a supporting base to the democratic governance? Politics in India is arguably preeminently the politics of pressure groups rather than the politics of parties. Socio-economic infrastructures of Indian politics are the corollaries of India's pressure group system. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Democratization - India<br/>Interest groups - India<br/>Interest groups