by Abby Herbert | May 8, 2026 | James Madison University
After coming into power following the 2014 election, India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has initiated an alarming backsliding of democratic institutions and practices. Having recently become the world’s most populous country, India’s dip in authoritarianism should...
by Daeun Huh | Apr 20, 2026 | George Mason University
These days, democratic consolidation has become increasingly difficult, and democracy itself is gradually declining around the world. In particular, it is no longer a rare situation for a country that was once considered an electoral democracy to become an electoral...
by Kippeum Kim | Apr 20, 2026 | George Mason University
In most cases, India is described as the largest democracy in the world. Nonetheless, the mere size of the population is not always a criterion for quality. India holds elections regularly, and it also has a constitution and provides political rights to its people....
by Sarah Fosberry | Apr 19, 2026 | Suffolk University
India’s history with democracy is long and often complex, especially when considering cultural factors and the size of the population as it has continued to increase over time. Under Modi and the BJP, we can see an increasing slide towards authoritarianism and was...
by Ava Naeff | Apr 17, 2026 | Boston University
Since 1950, India has been considered the world’s largest democracy. Although democracy-watching organizations have different methods of categorizing democracies, they all classify modern-day India as a “hybrid” regime, with a combination of both democratic and...
