... democracy emphasizing the unique limitations on its operation and considering it India's weakness rather than strength. However such critiques ignore the democratic underpinnings of the Indian political system and the distinctive context of its establishment. Democracy is essential to address India's developmental challenges in view of its diversity and need for responsive government. While criticisms ... democracy itself. An understanding of strengths and limitations of Indian democracy requires a contextualization of its origins, which gave it distinctive characteristics. These resulte...

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... agricultural resource rents do not occur often, India does present a contemporary example. New York Times journalist Vikas Bajaj, reported in June 2012 on the paradox of plenty in India's food system. The journalist stated that India had grown so much food that, it has a bigger stockpile than any country in the world except China, and it exports some of it to ... criticized the welfare program, stating it would "only deepen the nation's budget deficit and further enrich the officials," and believed the program could only be legitimized through fundamental system reforms. The extraction ...

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... film, Gyre introduces his viewers to the realities of rural Indian life; the modesty of their existence, their strife during difficult times of drought and famine, and the traditional caste system in which they live. Gyre explains the divergent practices of Hinduism throughout the country, the reverence of specific gods such as Krishna and Shiva, as well as the fundamental philosophies ... ...

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