Is democracy appropriate for countries like India?
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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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Let not your imagination run fast.\nIntodays world the smaller a nation the more merry for all the rest. See USSR it has been split. \nSo the days of any two power joining to swallow another power are over. \nRemember the culture of each area varies and the people living therein want their independence. So some type of PANCHAYAT RAJ\nat each village level under the over all control of a joint head may work well. \nEven in the worst of dream no INDIAN would wish anything happence to the independence of PAKISTAN or AFGANISTAN or CEYLON or BANGLADESH.or NEPAL
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It is a very intersting concern.\n\nMore and more people from democratic countries are seing that democracy cannot currently work in muslim countries. The issue with Islam is that it is more than a religion, it is an ideological way of life and it fondamentally cannot strive in a world of free thinking indepedantly thinking individuals.\n\nIn the early 90s, Algeria was at the point of electing a radicaly religious governement. They lived the worsed terrorist atrocities of all countries in the world... The people discovered who and what were these guys they almost elected...\n\nIn Morocco, there is still a king... \n\nIn Egypt, the slightest opening of democratic initiative lead to an averwhelming election of Muslim Brotherhood candidate... Should they get to power, we can just imagine Iran as a joke.\n\nIn Palestine the "people elected" the Hamas...\n\nIran ???\n\nWhen Pakistan split form India.... How many Coup ? and why ? and is Turkey really a fonctional democratic space or are we not seing signs of major regression and religious involvment in this Islamic flavored secularism ?\n\n---------\n\nSouth and Latin America was all under dictatorship rule. Latin America will not tolerate any form of dictatorship even when faced with critical issues.  Yet, the motivations and the ideological background are way different from Islamic countries. The reason democracy will prevail in the long run in South America is simply because the constitutions are based on the respect of individual freedom rather than religious precepts.\n\nIf the question would be:\n\n: Can a democracy bring a better quality of individual rights, more freedom, prosperity and security ? The answer is not a clear yes...\n\nSo dictatorship is essential if, there is a vision of the Ideal of Human Rights such as define by the United Nations. If, education, wellfare, healthcare and jobs and justice are in place...then it will naturally lead to democracy such as we are seing in Latin America, Singapoure, Thailand, Taiwan India Shri Lanka...
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Yes it will.The democracy is best as atleast there is scope for improvement.
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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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Yes, I like living in a democracy.Its what hundreds of thousands of good men and women gave their lives for in the TWO world wars. Those people believed they were fighting for 'free speech' and the right to have a say in the running of this country.We have pseudo MPs here;they are dictators (most of them anyway)
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To control the world thru "democracy"
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No.  India lacks the natural resources to make it a super power.\n\nThe USA has plenty of natural resources as it developed into a super power.  India lacks this benefit.  It societal structure will limit its abilities also.  The caste system will limit the intellectuals from working closely together.
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There shouldn't be. The Central Government should be respopnsible for ensuring your safety, health and education. Everything else is more effectively dealt with at a local and/or state level.\n\nA strong central government is meant to deal with large issues. Unfortunately, most central governments now micr-manage the minutae of your day-to-day life. That isn't how the founders of democracy envisioned it. Fortunately, democracy allows for the evolution of government. It will mutate to fit our needs.\n\nAs Winston Churchill said, "Democracy is the worst form of government...except all the others that have been tried from time to time."
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I assume you are meaning.... should India get a permanent place in Security Council..... India already has a place in UN as long as it wants...\n\nYes India deserves a place in the Security council... the reason is obvious.... its shown the most matured performance in democracy in spite of being a very diverse nation in terms of religion... language.... geography... and so on.\n\nIndia has demonstrated a neat role as a Non aligned Nation. India showed that it could have a proper balance of Capitalism and Socialism... As a Nuclear nation India has behaved very very responsibly..\n\nThe biggest pool of trained manpower..... performing sustained democracy.... religious tolerance... emergent economy... original indigenous economic models... commitment to peace in spite of a diverse political lines... and above all a proven commitment on use of Military capabilities always for peaceful purposes.... PROOF ENOUGH TO SHOW THAT INDIA DESERVES A PLACE IN THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL
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right now all the countries care about showing off their powers and not really thinking about what they definitely need to improve on. I'm originally from india and as u have probably heard that india's economy is improving dramatically. Well, if you ask me, it difinitely is improving army bases business but a majority of the poor is still in india.
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I don't know, but you could be right maybe democracy is not for everyone
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Although the answer to this depends on what you really mean by "is democracy enjoyed", I will take this as meaning can more then just the "influential & rich" participate in the democratic process of government.\n\nThis would be yes; India has a registered voter base of 620 million and enjoys a voter turnout rate of about 65%.  Ballots are also made with party symbols along with names to help with the issue high illiteracy.\n\nThere is open debate about the social benefit of democracy for a county as poor as India.  Democracy does not come cheap or easy.  Elections are time consuming and carry a heavy cost not just for the government, but also for the parties that participate.  Some argue that this is a drain of economic resources away from the more important needs of the people such as education and infrastructure needs.  \n\nIn addition, there are arguments that democracy as a system can be used by the "influential & rich" to entrench social systems that maintain the statues que and thus enslave the poor.
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It may sound good but in practice it gives birth to numerous auxiliary problems. Systems are similar in all the states so it hardly matters whether it is small or big. Moreover in these days of ICT everything and anything is possible under the tip of the fingers if administration is alert and active. Finally even if this demand is met, the number of demands would be increased from other states. In that regard all 602 districts need to be taken care of separately. But the present system, under which the district administration is empowered fully to operate and develop, is the final and the lasting choice. One should feel Indian not by slogans alone but by mood and might along with meaning and manners without fear and fight.\nRegards
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Democracy is a system where the population of a society controls the government. It may be narrowly defined as that of nation-state government specifically, or more broadly to describe a society as a whole, which can also exert political power and social power.\n\nDemocratic government aspires to serve under "the people" rather than ruling over them. This ideal is pursued by implementing some form of a voting system, usually involving indirect representation (see also republic).\n\nIndia is worlds largest Democracy.
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one might be made to think so. democracy itself, is not all what others might want to adopt.for example, democracy exited long time ago in Africa before the west adopted it. democracy in Africa, was through the kings and chiefs. today in some parts of Africa, it still exits. African governments have adopted the western way of democracy, but does not work for them. so I personally, does not think so.\nit does not improve economical performances, but rather make people in power or in high offices to become more corrupt.
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There is no way for democracy to exist in a religiously centered regime.  The religious regime will require that certain rules have to be followed no matter how much the people may oppose those rules.  Since the people can't reverse the religious rules, there isn't a democracy.  I would doubt that democracy can really thrive in arab nations as long as they are Islamic regimes.