... imposed harmony between the two peoples, but in vain. Given the socio-geographical setting that existed in the state of Andhra Pradesh, the least that the ruling parties could have resorted to was of displaying democratic response. Rather, the regimes became so undemocratic in their approach that the writing on wall was misconstrued. Besides, they were overoptimistic of their political monopoly in ... the state and outside. Now that these parties faced the electoral wrath of the people in Telangana, similar trend might emerge in several other states in the country ... as well. Comparab...

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... failure of democracy itself. An understanding of strengths and limitations of Indian democracy requires a contextualization of its origins, which gave it distinctive characteristics. These resulted from a western democratic political system based on universal adult suffrage being formally established in a developing nation, which has made the former its own over the 68 years of operation. In 1947 ... of illiteracy persisted and the challenge of post colonial reconstruction were obstacles to the operation of democracy. They were overcome by evolution of a new model of democratic politics. ...

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... to ideas of democracy, human rights and European political history. The Indian student community in England was further inspired by the workings of parliamentary democracy and Britishers political parties. In 1919, the Rowlatt Act gave extensive powers to the British government and police, and allowed indefinite arrest and detention of individuals, warrant-less searches and seizures, ... India's government to comprehensively tackle complex social and economic challenges across a vast, diverse nation and population. In 1928, the Nehru Commission composing of representatives of India...

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... it became independent in 1947 under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. After independence India was partitioned to create Pakistan, a Muslim state. According to Indian constitution, India is a "sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic". The central government is patterned after the British parliamentary system. The government has three branches, executive, legislative, judiciary. The president is the head of the state and his duties ... a coalition government under Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee. The coalition reflects the ongoing transition in Indian politics away from the histo...

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... it became independent in 1947 under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. After independence India was partitioned to create Pakistan, a Muslim state. According to Indian constitution, India is a "sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic". The central government is patterned after the British parliamentary system. The government has three branches, executive, legislative, judiciary. The president is the head of the state and his duties ... a coalition government under Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee. The coalition reflects the ongoing transition in Indian politics away from the histo...

• Word Count: 790
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