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GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Ancient History Source: TH Context: In the context of India’s 76th year of Independence, the article highlights the debate surrounding the origins of democracy and India’s claim to being the “mother of democracy.” What is Democracy? Democracy is a system of government where power is vested in the hands …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Role of Civil Services. Context: The Global State of Democracy Report, 2021 was recently released by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. The reports refer to three main regime types: democracies, hybrid and authoritarian regimes. Hybrid and authoritarian regimes are both classified as non-democratic. Highlights of the …
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The victim of democracy is the politics itself. As they say familiarity breeds contempt, politics in a democratic set up tends to be looked upon with contempt by the people. If, in India, people are asked to vote for an institution that has maintained some level of integrity – they would vote for the Supreme …
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