Sunday, September 17, 2006

Musings on Indian Democracy.

Democratic India's identity is her greatest achievement. It emphasises the purality and diversity of its people.
The system of democracy adopted from the British Parliament, has its strengths, and weaknesses. The various political parties have outstanding Parliamentarians. The advent of coalition politics has brought the regional parties into the mainstream. This may enhance the decisions and actions the central cabinet makes, or it may not.
Though we have outstanding parliamentarians, they may be a part of the ruling coalition, or a part of the opposition, and thus divided. All the various visible government institutions in India seem to work under undue pressure. Maybe, the work allocated to each government employee, and hence government department, should be regulated, according to need.
The pressure on the government institutions may be a reflection of the pressure Parliamentarians feel. This could be alleviated by society, and, as a consequence, by political parties. We, as Indians, cannot control the outcome of all our actions, so that we percieve them to be favourable, but we can accept them. We are individuals who contribute to society, and hence our country. Weakness and strength are two sides of the same coin, and cancel each other.