The history of how India became the biggest democracy in the world is fascinating and inspiring. As a follow-up to India's War for Independence, this volume examines the difficulties India has encountered and the achievements it has made in light of its colonial past and century-long struggle for freedom. It discusses the drafting of the Constitution, the development of Nehru's political and economic agenda, the fundamentals of foreign policy, the unification of the country, and hot-button topics like party politics in the federal government and the states, the Punjab issue, anti-caste politics, and untouchability. These provide a stunning snapshot of a country in transition, coupled with unbiased evaluations of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Jayaprakash Narayan, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Rajiv Gandhi, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and Manmohan Singh.