Špecifické črty reprezentácie záujmov v indickom politickom systéme
Specific features of Interests’ Representation in the Political System of India

Summary/Abstract: Interest groups together with political parties played a key role in political modernisation of India. In the political system of India we can find wide spectrum of interest or pressure groups which are comparable to those in Western democracies as well as interest associations typical and unique only for given political system conditioned by its original particularities. This contribution focuses on chosen features of interest representation in India borne by interest groups, basic classification and main factors and determinants having impact on pressure groups formation and politics. The second part of the paper aims at case study of associational interest group – trade union movement – from the perspective of chosen basic economic and workforce characteristics, political and historical background of its formation and operation in India.

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