* Preface to the Second Edition 9* Preface to the First Edition 11* Introduction 13 Part I* 1. The Indian Problem 17* 2. Constituent Assembly as the Answer 26* 3. Birth of the Constituent Assembly 37* 4. Constituent Assembly versus Interim Government 50* 5. Constituent Assembly versus the Muslim League 58* 6. Constituent Assembly and Partition 70* 7. A Sovereign Body 82* Part II* 8.
Mind and Procedure of the Constituent Assembly 95* 9. Indian Outlook 111* 10. Cross-currents of Indian Politics 120* 11. End of the Indian Problem (I)Constituent Assembly and Native States 129 12. End of the Indian Problem (II)Minority Rights 144* 13. Framing of the Constitution (I)The Social Structure 156* 14. Framing of the Constitution (II)The State Structure 179* 15. Framing of the Constitution (III)Government Structure 193* 16.
Framing of the Constitution (IV)Extra Wheels in the Machine 213* 17. Conclusion 231* Bibliography 247* Index 255.