Tuesday, October 29, 2024

India's Democracy - Development History - Analysis

 


1967

General elections were held in India between 17 and 21 February 1967 to elect 520 of the 523 members of the fourth Lok Sabha.

There was  an increase of 15 from the previous session of Lok Sabha.[1] Elections to State Assemblies were also held simultaneously. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Indian_general_election


2022

https://home.watson.brown.edu/research/research-briefs/indias-democratic-longevity-and-its-troubled-trajectory

2024

In this general election, the speeches by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi contained many statements which were in bad taste. For a Prime Minister who gave the slogan 400 par, the  criticism of opposition party's manifesto in terms of creating distrust about its commitment to the country and its progress is uncalled for. A Nation's unity is not enhanced by describing political parties as doing harm to the country. The policies may give higher returns on lower returns regarding various objectives of the countries. But no party would be working to the detriment in collusion with foreign elements. 

Also, criticising each government in opposition rules states as corrupt and talking of double engine government is not appropriate.







Bibliography


2024

Is India a Democratic Country? | Prof. Zoya Hasan

Nous Network, Feb 24, 2024 •

https://www.thenousnetwork.com/is-india-a-democratic-country-prof-zoya-hasan/



Congress Reinvented? Rights, Equity and Democracy: A Talk by Zoya Hasan


Zoya Hasan is a professor of political science at the Center of Political Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.


Professor Hasan is the author and editor of eleven books and has published over two dozen articles. Her recent books include Quest for Power: Oppositional Movements and Post-Congress Politics in Uttar Pradesh (Oxford University Press, 1998); Unequal Citizens: A Study of Muslim Women In India (co-authored, Oxford University Press, 2004); Parties and Party Politics in India (Oxford University Press, 2000); India�s Living Constitution: Ideas, Practices and Controversies (co- edited); Transforming India: Social Dynamics of Democracy (co-edited, Oxford University Press, 2000); In a Minority: Essays on Muslim Women in India (co-edited, Oxford University Press, 2005); and Politics of Inclusion: Castes, Minorities and Affirmative Action (Oxford University Press, 2009).

Professor Hasan�s talk on 9th February is titled Congress Reinvented? Rights, Equity and Democracy.

https://macmillan.yale.edu/southasia/congress-reinvented-rights-equity-and-democracy-talk-zoya-hasan

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/the-dynamics-of-grassroots-democracy-101717268538602.html

https://www.mea.gov.in/Uploads/PublicationDocs/184_india-dynamic-democracy.pdf


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_in_India


https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/news-and-updates/is-india-still-a-democracy/


https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/trysts-with-democracy/why-did-india-become-a-democracy-and-why-did-it-remain-democratic-a-survey-of-the-literature-and-some-comments-to-the-scholarly-debate/0783CB55C88DD6344252A7994061C499


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56393944


https://inc.in/congress-sandesh/comment/whither-the-democracy-in-contemporary-india


https://muse.jhu.edu/article/16906


https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/india-bjp-clear-record-of-democratic-erosion-heading-into-2024-general-election-by-shashi-tharoor-2024-03


https://m.thewire.in/article/rights/breaking-down-indias-democracy?utm=authorpage


https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/india/2021-03-18/decay-indian-democracy


https://www.npr.org/2024/06/02/1198912881/india-modi-political-scandal-activists-jailed


https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/04/04/bjp-in-power-indian-democracy-and-religiousnationalism-pub-78677


https://karshinstitute.virginia.edu/events/future-democracy-india


Democracy in India: Is it ‘best fit’ or flawed?

AUTHOR : SANJEEV AHLUWALIA

Originally Published 2019-03-05

https://www.orfonline.org/research/democracy-in-india-is-it-best-fit-or-flawed-48727

Parliamentary Democracy In India: Parliamentary Democracy In India by Dr LM Singhvi: Understanding India's Democratic System

Dr LM Singhvi

Prabhat Prakashan, 1 Jan 2012 - Political Science - 292 pages


The Indian Parliament exercises influence rather than power. Its functions lie primarily in processes of consultation and articulation and in the audit and scrutiny of the operations of the government. The substance of the power resides in the cabinet; and more particularly; in the office of the prime minister; but the sanction for that political power is provided by the representative principle embodied in the Parliament.

https://books.google.co.in/books?id=0wN0BQAAQBAJ





Ud. 30.10.2024

Pub. 2.6.2024





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