Page 12 - Indian Democracy

The case for a deeper democracy

There is a strong connection between bolstering democracy and achieving a better functioning financial system

BJP perfects its winning formula

Mr Modi has finally managed to weaponise Hinduism and reduce governance to electoral math

Does 'too much democracy' hold back economic growth? The world may differ

Is there such a thing as too much democracy? The history of economic and democratic growth coincides in almost all parts of the world

Best of BS Opinion: Functional social democracy, farmers' protest, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinions for Saturday

Things India must do to be a functioning social democracy

If even a modest but growing social welfare package is to be affordable, the public sector has to perform or be disbanded so that the govt can shut down one of the two cash burners, writes T N Ninan

Quantum of democracy: Stark contrast in the regime's treatment of farmer and CAA protestors

The farmers blocking access to the national capital, causing vegetable prices to shoot up, seem to be getting the 'kid-glove' treatment. Those participating in other recent protests were not as lucky

India takes pride in its democracy: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Kant had at an event on Tuesday said it is difficult to carry out tough reforms in India and emphasised that more reforms are needed to make the country competitive

The great churning

Book review of A New Idea of India: Individual Rights in a Civilisational State

Family-run parties biggest threat to India's democracy: PM Narendra Modi

Modi also said those who cannot fight the BJP democratically have resorted to murdering the party's workers

As Amnesty shuts office, anxiety and uncertainty cloud the NGO world

NGOs have expressed concerns over the provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2020. These, they say, will further clip the wings of the beleaguered civil society

Monsoon session: A sad reflection on the state of Indian democracy

It is always the duty of the government side to ensure the full functioning of the legislature, and on that account it failed, whatever the numbers may say

Targeting BJP, Cong to protest outside Raj Bhavans across country on Monday

AICC general secretary KC Venugopal alleged in a statement that the very basic constitutional and democratic frame of the nation is facing an unprecedented attack from the BJP

'Protecting secular, democratic fabric as important as defending borders'

On the 45th anniversary of the imposition of Emergency, former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal said 'safeguarding secular and democratic fabric of the country is as important as defending its borders'

Govt has ended federalism; makes no pretence to be democratic: Sonia

Gandhi said the migrants and 13 crore families in the bottom half of the population have been cruelly ignored by the government

Govt performance shows strong leadership no guarantee for good economics

The data and the feel after six years under PM Modi prove a strong leader doesn't necessarily give us decisive economic leadership unmindful of immediate political risks

SC order on decriminalising politics will help strengthen democracy: EC

In October 2018, the poll panel made it compulsory for candidates contesting elections to advertise their criminal antecedents in television and newspapers at least thrice during electioneering

Letter to BS: Civil liberty is important for economic reforms, investments

History bears out that democracies have consistently fuelled national growth

Wave of peaceful protests will deepen India's democratic roots: Pranab

He said the last few months have witnessed people, particularly the youth, come out on the streets in large numbers to voice their views on issues "which in their view are important"

'Dynamic democracy' India will solve 'internal matter' CAA, Kashmir: Brazil

The envoy told PTI in an interview that his country was following developments on the two issues "with great interest".

Citizenship Amendment Bill is a bid to fashion an ethnic democracy

The Modi govt is fashioning something much more than an electoral strategy; a system that is democratic but also majoritarian