how long has india been a democracy?
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Since Aug 15th 1947 - 59 years and still going strong.....
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Educated people have come to power (Manmohan Singh) in India and the decrease in "corrupt and illiterate" politicians is happening. Obviously, it isn't happening exponentially, but there is a decrease and India is becoming a more politically honest country. Bihar is still a problem, as usual. The mob is still a problem as well, but the Indian government is actively cracking down on these illegal groups.
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If we believe Tyler, the average age of a democracy is 200 years, then we should be close to the end!!! \n\nBut the theory is flawed, what about the ability to self-correct. Most democracies are driven by not just policies set 200 years ago but also by changes made to it over time. In fact, I would argue that these chain of events would more likely be valid for a dictatorship than a democracy. \n\nAs long as the democracy is willing to change and improve it will remain robust. \n\nAs for statistics for the Bush-Gore elections, they just state the obvious ...majority of the poor voted for democrats while rich voted for republicans.
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too many people want to be in charge, old saying "too many cheifs not enough indians" democracy is a system for the people and by the people. if the common person does not stand up for it it will falter.
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rulers are the persons elected by the people. India is a democratic country and according to people's voting the rulers are elected and they will rule the country... so the people have to decide about the qualifications and other things of their ruler and elect among the nominated persons.\nsee the defenition of democracy..\nBY THE PEOPLE, OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE
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Democracy is a form of government where the population of a society controls the government.\n\nWiki has pages of infromation.
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It's the largest democracy in the world.\nIt's the second most populous country in the world\nIt has massive disparity between rich and poor\nIt is predmoninantly Hindu, but with significant Muslim, Sikh and, to a lesser extent, Jain populations.\nIt was created as a modern state in 1948\nThe British partition of 1948 was not very well thought out\nIt has the wettest places on earth\nThe people are, on the whole, extremely friendly\nCricket is the most popular sport\nBollywood is the largest film industry in the world\nIt stretches from Kashmir in the north, to Tamil Nadu in the south
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Both democracies but are different in human rights and privileges. As an American you have the right to sue anyone, example: a manufacture that has made a potentially defective and dangerous part. You are injured. In the USA you can sue for damages in India this court system hardly exist on much of a level unless you are very wealthy. Their regulatory systems are hugely different. Building codes in India are terribly inadequate, EPA and Public Health codes are extremely lacking. The Caste system that exist in India hampers democracy worst than the rich elite in America. Social programs for the poor are sketchy and inconsistent in India. Policy evaluation has a long way to go due to lack of enforcement. This is just scratching the surface of your question.
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If you are talking about rulers in geneal and not just not presdent and prime minister -- there had been many -- since the ancient time.\n\nSultana Razia (1205-1240)- a muslim female ruled India.
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political leaders are killing democracy in India. it is dying a slow death. the parliament is bleeding. the way they introduce new changes and pass bills to amend the constitution shows how much respect they have for it. the amendments are made to meet their own ends ( office of profit issue). and the vote bank politics which has so brilliantly been displayed by the reservation quota being introduced. but then we are equally at fault because we are the ones who have elected them.
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The definition of a democracy, in its most basic form, is a government of the people, meaning the people make the decisions.\n\nIn Athens, the people who were included were free men of 18 or older. Slaves and women were not allowed to vote. The men gathered together and everyone was allowed to speak his mind on an issue. After everyone who wanted a say had had time to speak his mind, the entire group voted on the issue at hand.\n\nModern democracies tend to be representative democracies. Both men and women are allowed to vote after they reach the age of 18. Usually, they vote for representatives who represent them and speak for them at government meetings. There are a few isolated small towns in the US that still practice the older form of democracy. They hold town meetings and everyone who wants to speak gets a chance, and then they vote on the issue at hand. But for the most part, in a modern democracy, decisions are made by representatives. At the local level (state, county and city) people often vote directly for an issue that has been proposed by representatives, such as tax levies for schools or roads, amendments to state constitutions, etc. But issues at a national level are decided by elected representatives.\n\nTo sum up, the biggest difference between the two kinds of democracy is that the Athenian democracy was a direct democracy, where each individual was allowed their say and voted directly on the issue. Modern democracies are representative democracies, where the people vote for a representative who speaks and votes for them when it comes time to decide an issue.
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There is no country that is a pure democracy, meaning every citizen votes for literally every decision. The only place I can think of small enough for this to be practical is Liechtenstein, and they have a constiutional monarchy like Britain. The logistical nightmares of a pure democracy are too difficult to overcome once you get to be the size of even the smallest of nations.\n\nAthens did have a pure democracy in that every citizen was granted the right to vote in the assembly; however, only land-owning men were citizens.
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That's for the Indians to decide. They are the world's largest Democracy in terms of population though.
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A democracy elects its government by popular vote.  A republic does not have a monarchy.\n\nUSA and India are both democracies and republics.  UK and Thailand are both democracies but not republics (as they both have monarchies).\n\nBurma (which calls itself Myanmar now) is a republic but not a democracy (the democratically elected government is under house arrest).  Nepal is neither a democracy nor a republic as it has an absolute monarch.  North Korea is a republic but not really a democracy (although it calls itself a democracy because people have to vote.  As North Koreans have only one candidate to choose from at election time, most people would not really regard this as a democracy.)
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Zimbabwe, North Korea, Belarus, Cuba, Iran,...\n\nhttp://www.arthuredelstein.org/worlddictators/\n\nItaly has been a democratic republic since June 2, 1946.
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To make a long story short British rule effectively made India into a civilized and democratic country.  Without the British, India would not be where it is today.  Hope this helps!
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Terms of office are for six years, with one third of the members facing re-election every two years\nThe first session of Rajya Sabha was held on 13 May 1952.\nRajya Sabha  was set up under the Constitution on 3April 1952.More info at\nhttp://rajyasabha.nic.in/faq/freaq1.htm