Bleeding Democracy through thousand cuts. India was a unique experiment in Democracy launched on 26 th January 1950. All other countries that gained independence post WW2 and tried to install Democracy as their operating system crashed in little time. Ghana, Venezuela, Egypt, and Pakistan are glaring examples of their OS lasting only a decade. Sustaining Democracy is a constant tug-of-war between the State and the citizens. If the citizens slept at their desks, they gradually metamorphose into subjects, and the State shall become autocratic. India being a UNION OF STATES, the tug-of-war takes several dimensions. In any federal government, the right to govern needs to be closely calibrated. The relationship between states and the union and the ren individual autonomy and state authority needs constant surveillance. Transgression by any of the party a PUSH BACK to ensure that anarchy does not creep in. To usurp power, the State tried to whittle down individuals' autonomy. Bleed In...
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