Fears for Democracy in India

While Americans have focused on President Bush's "war on terror," Iraq, and the Middle East, democracy has been under siege in another part of the world. India -- the most populous of all democracies, and a country whose Constitution protects human rights even more comprehensively than our own -- has been in crisis. Until the spring of 2004, its parliamentary government was increasingly controlled by right-wing Hindu extremists who condoned and in some ... Full Story »

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by Linda Raiteri - Oct. 1, 2008

In her analysis of the threat to democracy in India from the Hindu right, she draws parallels to the situation in the United States. She draws on the history of democracy in India, the mix of cultures, rote learning vs critical thinking, the development of myths to justify violence, trade schools replacing liberal arts. What makes it good journalism is that she has processed a lot of information, speaks with the authority of knowledge, presents the big picture through informed details.

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