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The diversity of India's political set up means that no electoral majority is cast in stone and no ideological hegemony can enjoy the permanence.
India must unleash its youth power to strengthen its core democratic principles by prioritising their enhanced participation in politics and democracy
As a rising India engages the world with confidence in an increasingly challenging environment, informed contestations on foreign policy should be the norm.
The emergence of ‘Surveillance capitalism' has tarnished the quality and undermined the principles of democracy all around the world
There are growing instances to show that this law has been weaponised as a handy tool against political rivals, to suppress dissent and free speech.
The Indian government should review the provisions of the sedition law, a remnant of the colonial past, as it stifles the expression of dissent.
Despite having many dysfunctional bureaucratic institutions, no one has questioned the legitimacy of the Election Commission in holding free and fair
The Indian general election will go beyond reaffirming the power of democracy; it could make 2024 the year that took democracy home to the people of t
भारतात होणारी आगामी लोकसभा निवडणूक लोकशाहीच्या सामर्थ्
The reforms generated rapid economic growth and transformed the way India engaged with the world.
To mark India's 70th year of Independence, Observer Research Foundation (ORF) has launched an annual survey that will track the state of the ever matu
This paper analyses historical trends in women’s participation in Indian democracy as voters, contestants, and legislators, using data on state assembly elections between the first one in 1951, and 2019. The paper finds that India is witnessing a strengthening of its democracy as measured in terms of an unprecedented growth in the political participation of women in these three roles. In these 73 years of Indian democracy, the turnout of women
Democracy costs a lot of money. To fight elections and run their routine activities, political parties in India seek donations from all possible sources including ‘illegal’ and ‘interested’ money. This has serious ramifications in preserving the integrity of Indian democracy. An increasing number of countries, meanwhile, have taken the path of public subsidies and direct funding of parties and political activities — aiming to reduce dep
Has Indian democracy failed its people? Maybe it is time for all of us to introspect and answer this question in a genuine manner.
