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Because India is not a democracy :)

by shadeslayer_ 4y ago

malshe 4y ago
Explain how it is not a democracy.
- sfe22 4y ago
  Democracy means people rule. India has rulers afaik.
  - malshe 4y ago
    > India has rulers afaik. That means you know nothing. List a few Indian rulers for us please.
    - spaceman_2020 4y ago
      To be fair, anyone living in India knows that elected officials are largely above the law and live like feudal lords.
      - nmridul 4y ago
        but they are elected and can be replaced. You can see people using their rights to replace government (both national and state). Also reduce or increase their mandate over the years.
        sfe22 4y ago
        A king is replaceable too, whats your point. I did not make this claim.
- eldaisfish 4y ago
  India is an electoral autocracy. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56393944 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56393944 The most robust part of India's "democracy" is its voting system which is among the most accessible in the world and is likely one of the best in the world. By all other metrics and measures, India is a feudal state where laws are great on paper but terrible otherwise. People should - rightfully so - be wary of labelling India a democracy.
  - valarauko 4y ago
    That's the assessment of an NGO, which may have some merit to it, and maybe not. To quote the same article, > Prof Mukherjee says most non-academics would be incredulous that a handful of research assistants and country experts get to decide that a country is an "electoral autocracy" while hundreds of millions of that country's citizens would disagree. > "So really this is an instance of academic discourse and concepts operating at a considerable distance from lived experience. The operational concepts across the two domains are very different."
  - malshe 4y ago
    > India is an electoral autocracy. You forgot to write that it is according to "Sweden-based V-Dem Institute."
  - bergenty 4y ago
    It’s probably the most robust democracy on earth. Voter participation is extremely high and voter fraud is shockingly low.
  - csomar 4y ago
    This is not specific to India. India is a poor democracy and that does not solve the compliance issue (either from companies or civil servants). But it's still a democracy, although an awkward one.
  - laxmin 4y ago
    The problem is in defining Democracy.
  - shubhamkrm 4y ago
    Lol. This coming from an NGO based in a country with a hereditary head of state. Pot, meet kettle
bharathyes 4y ago
No country is a true democracy nor just that. Every country claiming democracy it an amalgamation of various ideas mixed in varying percentage. India is a parliamentary democratic secular republic with socialism also thrown in. Most of these ideas are overlapping but also has slighly differing paths. It is difficult to even agree on one precise definition on what each of these are without a debate ensuing.

Because India is not a democracy :)

malshe 4y ago

Explain how it is not a democracy.

sfe22 4y ago
Democracy means people rule. India has rulers afaik.
- malshe 4y ago
  > India has rulers afaik. That means you know nothing. List a few Indian rulers for us please.
  - spaceman_2020 4y ago
    To be fair, anyone living in India knows that elected officials are largely above the law and live like feudal lords.
    - nmridul 4y ago
      but they are elected and can be replaced. You can see people using their rights to replace government (both national and state). Also reduce or increase their mandate over the years.
      - sfe22 4y ago
        A king is replaceable too, whats your point. I did not make this claim.
eldaisfish 4y ago
India is an electoral autocracy. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56393944 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56393944 The most robust part of India's "democracy" is its voting system which is among the most accessible in the world and is likely one of the best in the world. By all other metrics and measures, India is a feudal state where laws are great on paper but terrible otherwise. People should - rightfully so - be wary of labelling India a democracy.
- valarauko 4y ago
  That's the assessment of an NGO, which may have some merit to it, and maybe not. To quote the same article, > Prof Mukherjee says most non-academics would be incredulous that a handful of research assistants and country experts get to decide that a country is an "electoral autocracy" while hundreds of millions of that country's citizens would disagree. > "So really this is an instance of academic discourse and concepts operating at a considerable distance from lived experience. The operational concepts across the two domains are very different."
- malshe 4y ago
  > India is an electoral autocracy. You forgot to write that it is according to "Sweden-based V-Dem Institute."
- bergenty 4y ago
  It’s probably the most robust democracy on earth. Voter participation is extremely high and voter fraud is shockingly low.
- csomar 4y ago
  This is not specific to India. India is a poor democracy and that does not solve the compliance issue (either from companies or civil servants). But it's still a democracy, although an awkward one.
- laxmin 4y ago
  The problem is in defining Democracy.
- shubhamkrm 4y ago
  Lol. This coming from an NGO based in a country with a hereditary head of state. Pot, meet kettle

bharathyes 4y ago

No country is a true democracy nor just that. Every country claiming democracy it an amalgamation of various ideas mixed in varying percentage. India is a parliamentary democratic secular republic with socialism also thrown in. Most of these ideas are overlapping but also has slighly differing paths. It is difficult to even agree on one precise definition on what each of these are without a debate ensuing.