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Republic of India: Planet’s only billion people democracy calls for broader perspective
FirstpostIt is pertinent to ask if the models underlying the “indices of democracy” have adequately accounted for the unique challenges that democracy at the scale of a billion people poses Democracy in India has been the subject of much critical debate lately in International Media. Challenges of one size fits all approach It is a matter of debate whether the scale of Indian democracy ought to matter in judging the health of democracy of India. However, it is also pertinent to ask if the models underlying the “indices of democracy” have adequately accounted for the unique challenges that democracy at the scale of a billion people poses. However, assessing the planet’s only billion people democracy calls for a broader perspective that factors in both the challenges of scale and the complexities of socio-economic diversity.
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