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Indian Democracy at Crossroad
Avinash Shankar MAD12015
Politics Essay: 2
Topic
Can post–colonial India 's political experience be characterized as moving towards becoming more democratic
Democracy, the form of government where supreme power is directly or indirectly vested in people, has become a global discourse that can be gauged
from the fact that many post–colonial countries have adopted it with remarkable success. The dramatic global expansion of democracy in the last few
decades in post–colonial countries speak volume of this most popular form of representative government. The ever fluctuating political dynamics coupled
with...show more content...
Indira's regime, in my opinion, was the beginning of the stage when India started to show its meaningful presence internationally. Creation of Bangladesh
was the beginning of the India's assertiveness at international level. Nuclear test conducted in 1974 was the extension of this assertiveness. Ironically
Indira's regime will also go down in history for bringing disrepute to democracy by imposing emergency in the most undemocratic manner. Perhaps it was
the first blow to the essence of democratic model that India followed since independence. The manner in which rights and liberties, the two important
tenets of democracy, were suspended during emergency reminds us how an authoritarian regime can play havoc in people's minds. The emergency
perhaps was the turning point in the Indian democratic history because it paved the way for major political and social shift. It was perhaps the trigger that
led to the end of absolute majority era and ignited the undercurrent of regional politics played largely around caste and religious lines. Easwaran Sridharan
and M.V. Rajeev Gowda however believe that the end of Congress's dominance and fragmentation of the party system have
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Indian Democracy At Crossroad

  • 1. Indian Democracy at Crossroad Avinash Shankar MAD12015 Politics Essay: 2 Topic Can post–colonial India 's political experience be characterized as moving towards becoming more democratic Democracy, the form of government where supreme power is directly or indirectly vested in people, has become a global discourse that can be gauged from the fact that many post–colonial countries have adopted it with remarkable success. The dramatic global expansion of democracy in the last few decades in post–colonial countries speak volume of this most popular form of representative government. The ever fluctuating political dynamics coupled with...show more content... Indira's regime, in my opinion, was the beginning of the stage when India started to show its meaningful presence internationally. Creation of Bangladesh was the beginning of the India's assertiveness at international level. Nuclear test conducted in 1974 was the extension of this assertiveness. Ironically Indira's regime will also go down in history for bringing disrepute to democracy by imposing emergency in the most undemocratic manner. Perhaps it was the first blow to the essence of democratic model that India followed since independence. The manner in which rights and liberties, the two important tenets of democracy, were suspended during emergency reminds us how an authoritarian regime can play havoc in people's minds. The emergency perhaps was the turning point in the Indian democratic history because it paved the way for major political and social shift. It was perhaps the trigger that led to the end of absolute majority era and ignited the undercurrent of regional politics played largely around caste and religious lines. Easwaran Sridharan and M.V. Rajeev Gowda however believe that the end of Congress's dominance and fragmentation of the party system have Get more content on HelpWriting.net