Opinion : India loosing on democracy index : The toxic dream of Hindu republic
History is witness that the roots of democracy have been very strong in India since centuries and the present testimony is that the foundations of democracy in India are getting hollow. India is ranked 51 in the Global List of Democracy Index 2019 released by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) of the British institute ‘The Economist Group’ and has dropped 10 places from the previous year. The 6th century BC Vajji Republic presented a wonderful tableau of the republican system in India, while this Global List of Economist Groups provides a blueprint of the pathetic state of democracy in 21st century India.
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