Chapter 7. Challenges to Democracy

Challenges and Reforms to Democracy

* There are three types of challenges faced by democratic countries foundation, challenge of expansion, and deepening of democracy.
* Foundation challenges are meant for the non-democratic countries of the world.
* Challenge of expansion id faced by most of the established democracies like India and the United States of America.
* Deepening of democracy involves strengthening of practices and institutions of democracy through the control and control and participation of the people.
* Broad guidelines like legal and political practices and legislative measures can be kept in mind while devising ways for political reforms.

Challenges to Indian Democracy

* Some of the major challenges to the Indian democracy are casteism, communalism, political violence and corruption.
* When there are challenges, there are also many possible reforms.
* A good Democracy is a form of government in which rulers are elected by the people and it ensures that every citizen participated in decision making process directly or indirectly through elected representatives in a free and fair manner.

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