News: USA President hosted the “Summit for Democracy“. There are 100-plus countries that participated in the summit to build a wide-ranging alliance against autocracies. Why China is against this Summit for Democracy? China claimed it does a better job of reflecting “the people’s will”. It also attacked the US dismissal of “forms of democracy” different from… Continue reading Defining democracy: Biden’s summit is a good context for democracies to remind themselves what the system means
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Why India’s ancient republics need to be recognised for their place in world history
Synopsis: In the current political thought, Democracy is considered a western idea. But given the evidence from India, this thought needs to be reconsidered. Contents1 Introduction2 Why is such reorientation important?3 What is the historical evidence of Democracy from the Indian past?4 What are the criticisms to recognize democracy in India? Introduction Indian Prime Minister… Continue reading Why India’s ancient republics need to be recognised for their place in world history