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VOL. 6, ISSUE 4 (2024)
Problems and prospects of Indian Democracy - A study
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Kummarikuntla Rahul
Abstract
India is the largest democracy in the world.
In the last more than 6 decades it has worked successfully well to some extent.
But in modern India it has to face many challenges that need to be tackled in
order to ensure true democracy. India is the world’s largest democracy, with a
vibrant electoral system, a written constitution, and institutions meant to
uphold democratic ideals. Since independence in 1947, India has held regular
elections, maintained civilian supremacy over the military, and upheld the rule
of law. However, like all democracies, it faces significant challenges that
test its resilience and strength. These challenges may include: social and
economic inequalities, poverty and unemployment, Illiteracy and ignorance,
castism, communalism, population explosion, regionalism, corruption and
terrorism, etc. India needs to develop new proposals to reform democracy. Law
plays important role in political reformation and may help to prevent wrong
practices and encourage good ones. But mere legal changes alone do not help as
the changes in laws may sometimes prove counterproductive and may result into
negative impact on society. Therefore, the best laws empower people to carry
out democratic reforms. The Right to Information Act is the best example that
serves as a watchdog against abuse of democratic principles. The challenges to
the democracy may be tackled by way of movements of activist or by the
politically conscious citizens. Some of the measures that can be taken to
sustain a true parliamentarian democracy in India include: achieving 100%
literacy; educating the masses about democratic rights; ensuring better
protection of fundamental rights, and to ensure freedom of press, etc.
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Pages:53-55
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Kummarikuntla Rahul "Problems and prospects of Indian Democracy - A study". International Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Vol 6, Issue 4, 2024, Pages 53-55
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