The Troubling State of India's Democracy
As India’s power and prominence rise on the international stage, its longstanding tradition of democracy is under threat. Since establishing a secular and democratic constitution in 1950, India has held elections at the local, state, and national levels with frequent transitions of power between opp...
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| description | As India’s power and prominence rise on the international stage, its longstanding tradition of democracy is under threat. Since establishing a secular and democratic constitution in 1950, India has held elections at the local, state, and national levels with frequent transitions of power between opposing parties. This commitment to democracy has provided political order to a country that is twice the size of Europe and with a stunning array of social and economic divides.
Despite this rich tradition, India’s democracy faces an unprecedented threat with the rise of Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party, the Bharatiya Janata Party. After decisively winning general elections in 2014, Modi and the BJP have pursued a range of anti-democratic policies in which the state and society are used to undermine the opposition, to stifle free speech, and to harass religious minorities. The Troubling State of India’s Democracy brings together leading scholars from around the world to assess the conditions of India’s democracy across three important dimensions: politics, specifically the state of political parties and the party system; the state, including the condition of federalism and the health of various institutions; and society, including NGOs, ethnic and religious tensions, and control of the media. Even though elements of India’s democracy seem to function—like its commitment to elections—the contributors document a disturbing trajectory, one that not only threatens to undermine India’s own stability, but could also affect the global order. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1401872025-07-21T15:44:05Z The Troubling State of India's Democracy Ganguly, Šumit Mistree, Dinsha Diamond, Larry India, India’s democracy, India rights, Hindutva, Hindu, Indian political parties, State of India’s Democracy, India human rights, India politics, Indian politics, vigilantism, Narendra Modi, BJP, Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress, Indira Gandhi, Indian federalism, Indian Supreme Court, Enforcement Directorate, India authoritarian, India autocrat, India Freedom House, India elections, India votes, India RSS thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHV Political structures: democracy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHV Political structures: democracy As India’s power and prominence rise on the international stage, its longstanding tradition of democracy is under threat. Since establishing a secular and democratic constitution in 1950, India has held elections at the local, state, and national levels with frequent transitions of power between opposing parties. This commitment to democracy has provided political order to a country that is twice the size of Europe and with a stunning array of social and economic divides. Despite this rich tradition, India’s democracy faces an unprecedented threat with the rise of Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party, the Bharatiya Janata Party. After decisively winning general elections in 2014, Modi and the BJP have pursued a range of anti-democratic policies in which the state and society are used to undermine the opposition, to stifle free speech, and to harass religious minorities. The Troubling State of India’s Democracy brings together leading scholars from around the world to assess the conditions of India’s democracy across three important dimensions: politics, specifically the state of political parties and the party system; the state, including the condition of federalism and the health of various institutions; and society, including NGOs, ethnic and religious tensions, and control of the media. Even though elements of India’s democracy seem to function—like its commitment to elections—the contributors document a disturbing trajectory, one that not only threatens to undermine India’s own stability, but could also affect the global order. 2024-07-11T04:52:31Z 2024-07-11T04:52:31Z 2024-07-10T07:58:57Z 2024 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/92118 9780472077014 9780472057016 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/140187 eng Emerging Democracies open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/92118/1/9780472904655.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/92118/1/9780472904655.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/92118/1/9780472904655.pdf University of Michigan Press 10.3998/mpub.12750150 10.3998/mpub.12750150 b7359529-e5f7-4510-a59f-d7dafa1d4d17 9780472077014 9780472057016 394 open access |
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| title | The Troubling State of India's Democracy |
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| topic | India, India’s democracy, India rights, Hindutva, Hindu, Indian political parties, State of India’s Democracy, India human rights, India politics, Indian politics, vigilantism, Narendra Modi, BJP, Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress, Indira Gandhi, Indian federalism, Indian Supreme Court, Enforcement Directorate, India authoritarian, India autocrat, India Freedom House, India elections, India votes, India RSS thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHV Political structures: democracy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHV Political structures: democracy |
| topic_facet | India, India’s democracy, India rights, Hindutva, Hindu, Indian political parties, State of India’s Democracy, India human rights, India politics, Indian politics, vigilantism, Narendra Modi, BJP, Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress, Indira Gandhi, Indian federalism, Indian Supreme Court, Enforcement Directorate, India authoritarian, India autocrat, India Freedom House, India elections, India votes, India RSS thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHV Political structures: democracy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHV Political structures: democracy |
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