A Democracy At The Crossroads

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India’s democracy is at crossroads. The ruling party’s oppressive ideology reveals a strain on the world’s largest democracy.

The evolution of India’s democracy over the past decade is marked by a clash of ideologies, reflecting an ideological struggle between two competing visions for the country’s future. This turbulence, which intensified since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in 2014, has left the political landscape fraught with contradictions.

India, once a beacon of secularism and pluralism, now finds itself at a critical juncture. The ideas of democracy, secularism, and federalism are increasingly being challenged by a narrow, exclusionary vision that seeks to reshape the nation around Hindu majoritarianism.



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