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Giant India is an electoral democracy, the world's biggest democracy by far. According to Freedom House, "elections have generally been free and fair and the 2009 national polls were mostly peaceful, though some violence occurred". Also check out our section on World Democracy.
Indian Journalists Covering Farmer Protests Charged
Eight journalists who covered the farmer protests in India and violence in Delhi are facing baseless criminal charges.
Trials for India’s Blockchain Remote Voting to Begin Soon
New technology will allow electors to vote from faraway cities without going to designated polling station of their constituencies.
India’s iconic democracy feels like it is under siege
In an article in The Washington Post, Pamela Constable exposes what she describes as an ominous turn India has recently taken into religious intolerance.
India’s new citizenship bill discriminates against muslims
Indian government’s recently proposed law to grant citizenship based on religion violates India’s international legal obligations, Human Rights Watch.
Inside the world’s largest democracy
More than 600 million people voted in India’s most recent election, but that does not mean all is well with democracy there. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP recently won re-election on a platform based on Hindu nationalism. As we’ve seen with other countries experiencing democratic erosion, the people and parties coming to power […]
Is India ‘losing the soul of its democracy’ in Kashmir?
India’s actions in Kashmir reflect the corrosion of its own democracy, argues Pratap Bhanu Mehta, University Professor at Ashoka University.
China Model promotes ‘authoritarian modernism’ in East Asia?
Democracy has regressed in much of Asia though there are notable exceptions like Malaysia and Taiwan. Post looks at role of China in these developments.
‘Democracies Divided’: How to counter political polarization
Polarization is tearing democracies around the world from Brazil, India, and Kenya, to Poland, Turkey, and US. Article looks at how to counter this dynamic.
Human Rights Watch calls on India to end internet shutdown and restore phone lines in Kashmir
Indian government’s lengthy shutdown of internet and telephones in Jammu and Kashmir inflicts harm on the population and should be immediately lifted.