Indian Democracy

India’s experiment with democracy has, through the years, proven to be a success. There is an established Constitution that is fair to all the people living in the country, the power of the leadership is vested within the people, and the people are able to voice their opinions without fear. These factors create the foundation on which a democratic nation can stand and continue to build on in. The early leaders of India knew of this, moreover they also knew that it was even more important for India to have these qualities because of its extreme diversity and historical past.

After independence the writing of the Constitution was made the priority, after all, a country cannot survive and thrive unless it has a set of basic laws that must be followed. If a country does not have this then it will descend into anarchy and civil war. The Constitution must also be fair to all the people living in the country, one person cannot be considered better than another because that would eventually lead to resentment and possible civil war. Everyone should be able to accept those laws.

India was and still remains an incredibly diverse nation, in terms of language, culture and religion, but also in educational levels. It was to the benefit of India that the Indian National Congress contained diverse group of members, who were representative of the country, as such they were able to make decisions regarding the way the country should be run. Since all the groups living in the country were represented in the decision process, those decisions could be seen as legitimate by the people, and that legitimacy makes it possible for all the people to live together peacefully.

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... decides their leader only hurts his people. It is up to him to accept the law and not try to manipulate to against it when it no longer suits him or her. When a leader does this it is to the detriment of the country and the people, because most people will not lie down and accept it. A conflict like this will only erupt in a civil war.

India’s path to democracy was not easy, it took many years and many sacrifices by the people. It has not been in vain. India is one of the few countries, which gained its independence in the 19th century, which can say that it is a true democracy. The establishment of a Constitution which stipulates the way the country is to be run: equal and fair to all with regular and open elections. Working with its limits instead of fighting them has given India a chance to grow in ways that benefit its people and the rest of the world.