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After winning four successive elections in 2008, 2014, 2018 and 2024 in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced by mass protests to resign and flee to India on 5 August 2024.
After winning four successive elections in 2008, 2014, 2018 and 2024 in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced by mass protests to resign and flee to India on 5 August 2024.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the magnitude of India's democracy embodies the teachings of the Gurus, the sacrifice of the Sahibzadas, and the mantra of national unity.
Agreeing and disagreeing with each other’s political position is essential in a healthy democracy.
Continuing its attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks ‘insulting and demeaning’ Dr BR Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution, the DMK Executive Committee on Sunday registered its strong condemnation saying it is an irredeemable shame for parliamentary democracy under the BJP dispensation.
In his latest book On Freedom, Yale historian Timothy Snyder provocatively asserts that “some Americans want to be tyrants.” The statement, while challenging, invites strict scrutiny regarding its implications for American society and its ongoing democratic challenge in the age of Donald Trump.
India, a modern-day exemplar of democratic values, is standing at the threshold of an important reform ~ One Nation, One Election. As a nation that has set the benchmark for democratic processes, it becomes crucial that we reflect on how to improve the effectiveness, equity, and sustainability of our democratic systems.
Sixty-five years ago, when the first democratically elected Communist government of the world was unilaterally dismissed by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru there were cries of ‘murder of democracy’ and ‘violation of democracy’ in political and media circles across India.
The country aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2070, focusing on renewable energy expansion, and plans to reach 500 GW of non-fossil fuel energy capacity by 2030.
India is a very unique country. Even though the country is divided into multiple states, each with its own language, food, attire and local culture, and run by autonomous governments, it has not only survived peacefully but flourished over the past 76 years as the largest democracy in the world.
“The Congress believes that anyone who advocates violence or uses provocative language will disturb peace and amity among the people and weaken the country," he said.
