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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WORLD DEMOCRACY REPORT 2021:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The fifth annual democratic report released by the Swedish V-Dem Institute “Autocratization Goes Viral”, has been published stating the decline of democracy in democratic countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India had been on a 0-1 LDI Scale in 2013, but there has been a decline compared to the previous year’s performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

G20 countries such as Brazil, India, and Turkey are among the top decliners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India being one of the world’s largest democracies with 1.37 billion people is said to be moving from Democracy to Electoral Autocracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pandemic Democratic Violations Index indicates that the bar is higher in limiting the freedom of the press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AUTOCRATIC VS DEMOCRATIC LEADERS? DIFFERENCE?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Autocratic leaders do not consult with their team while making decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Democratic leaders see that decisions reflect the views of their team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INDIA’S RANK AMONG AUTOCRATIC COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

India was ranked seventh in the world as a democratic state in 2010 as a “Electoral Democracy” now being said as an “Electoral Autocracy” from 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India is now being challenged by a growing question of democratic direction that is declining year after year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

REPORT POINTS THAT CHALLENGE INDIA:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

India had become as autocratic as Pakistan, worse than neighboring Bangladesh and Nepal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has been accused of attacking the media and civil society, disrespecting the opposition, spreading false information, and thus undermining the election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party have also put pressure on civil society organizations and challenged the constitutional commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Use of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act(UAPA) from 1967 amended in August 2019 is used to intimidate and arrest political opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The US-based Freedom House, gave a statement on the state of democracy in India which tarnishes India’s image as a “partially free democratic” society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS SAID TO BE DIMINISHED:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The stigma attached to the Supreme Court has been used repeatedly to ban journalists and media outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A typical example is that journalists reporting on COVID-19 faced problems in discussing the issues of COVID-19 which clearly shows that the electoral autocracy system is growing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several students were also known to be punished for participating in the Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA)Protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INDIA’S RESPONSE TO THE REPORTS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

“You are using the division of democracy and independence … You want a real answer, hypocrisy,” Minister Of External Affairs, Jaishankar said when asked to comment on India Today at a conference on the effects that reports could have on India’s image internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I don’t need a foreign certificate,” the minister added. “It doesn’t come from people who have an agenda to drive.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was referring to reports from the US-based Freedom House and Swedish-based research organization Variety of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONCLUSION…<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Leaders must strive to uphold their power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The restoration of democracy in 1977 only happened because of the democratic values \u00e2\u20ac\u2039\u00e2\u20ac\u2039of the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The political will of the majority is the only guarantee of the survival of democracy, and it is also a warning to future authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ronald Reagan once said a great leader is not one who does great things, but one who “makes people do great things”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maintaining democracy is such a good thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article has been written by Renitha for The Paradigm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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