Challenges to Democracy – Notes
Challenges and Reforms to Democracy
There are three types of challenges faced by democratic countries foundation, challenge of expansion, and deepening of democracy.
Foundation challenges are meant for the non-democratic countries of the world.
Challenge of expansion id faced by most of the established democracies like India and the United States of America.
Deepening of democracy involves strengthening of practices and institutions of democracy through the control and control and participation of the people.
Broad guidelines like legal and political practices and legislative measures can be kept in mind while devising ways for political reforms.
Challenges to Indian Democracy
Some of the major challenges to the Indian democracy are casteism, communalism, political violence and corruption.