Future of Democracy: Its Issues and Threats to the Indian Constitution

Challenges and Prospects for Democracy in India

Abstract

Every Indian citizen, regardless of their caste, ethnicity, gender, or religion, has the right to vote help choose their own government, making India the most populous democracy in the world. Where apolitical leader uses caste as a weapon to win votes and support from the people, where caste isconsidered as an identity or acts as a weapon to discriminate against, criticize, and dominate people, andwhere caste is considered as an identity in the age of globalization, rapid urbanization, and technologicaladvancement, we see Indian society is backed by the caste system and orthodox beliefs, poverty,illiteracy, regionalism, communalism, corruption, and above all educated unemployment throughout thecountry. Despite the emphasis on participatory democracy, grassroots communities are often left out ofdecision-making processes despite being the country's primary economic and developmental drivers.There has been a rise in the desire for the creation of new states, which has been followed by an increasein corruption across all levels of government. This has led to people being deceived and offered falsepromises, most of which never materialize. As to whether democracy in India is a pipe dream or a reality.