Summary:
According to 2,500 social science experts who compile the Varieties of Democracy report, India, the largest democracy in the world, is at risk. The report also highlights the shrinking space for civil society in India: Democracy is getting demoscary in India. As per the latest report, India ranks 81st among the world’s countries on the LiberalIn the South Asian region,andrank higher than India. Freedom in a democracy also means collective functioning.Representative democracy is not about one person ruling us or determine where the Nation is going and this differs it from, oligarchy, plutocracy, monarchy and despotism.Democracy is not perfect. Now, four years after a change in regime, a detailed quantitative study of democracy around the world has confirmed some of our worst fears..