There have been only three occasions till now that the country did not have a chief guest to attend Republic Day.

The farmers have been misled and instigated, and should accept Centre's compromised formula, he says

A protest against protests must be too much democracy, indeed, but this unfailing support that the government enjoys is the fundamental challenge a “democracy” at 2020 could face, of turning into an emotional regime.

Former vice president Hamid Ansari says against religiosity and strident nationalism, patriotism is a more positive concept.

'Was this a question of censorship?' asks a statement published online after panel discussion was abruptly cancelled.

BSP leader Bhim Rajbhar has claimed that the BSP will form the next government in Uttar Pradesh

Expressing concern over hate speeches and personal remarks by leaders of all political parties, Singh said there is no place for hatred in healthy politics.

Gandhi tagged a news report along with his tweet that claimed that Opposition members demanding a division of votes were on their seats when the farm bills were passed in the Rajya Sabha, while the government said they were not.

Representative legislature, balanced executive, judicial review, media scrutiny and the checks and balances between them, together make a democracy. But is this all we need to keep a democracy? Gaurav Shetty argues that a democracy cannot maintain its structure on its own.

Having been a critical messenger to Subhash Bose across borders, my grandfather had joined the “Bengal Volunteers” party at the age of 15 and told me that he realised his life’s mission right then – to serve and die for his country, writes Isheeta Ganguly.

Anndy Flower and Henry Olonga "mourn the death of democracy in Zimbabwe", launching an unprecedented attack against the Robert Mugabe government

In a democracy, competence and deliverance alone are not enough. The public service also has to be representative if the state is to liberate rather than enslave.

The economist said the ruling party should want a better opposition to keep it under check.

India's overall score fell from 7.23 in 2018 to 6.90 in the Index that provides a snapshot of the current state of democracy worldwide for 165 independent states and two territories.

Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying repeated Chinese accusations that the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act “seriously interfered” in Hong Kong's internal affairs, and appeared to back up China's threats that the U.S. would bear the costs of the decision.

Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accusing the Congress of dynasty politics, the Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot said no one could stop anyone from joining politics in a democracy.

Shashi Tharoor urged PM Modi to assure the nation of his commitment to upholding the freedom of expression even when it involves disagreement with him or his government.

US House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, while welcoming Prime Minister Modi at the event on Sunday, had invoked Mahatma Gandhi and India's first prime minister Nehru in his speech.

The home minister said in this scenario, the nation in 2014 gave a resounding majority to the Narendra Modi-led government, an absolute majority government for the first time in 30 years.

Wishing citizens on the occasion of International Day of Democracy, Banerjee asked people to take a pledge to safeguard the constitutional values envisaged by the founding fathers of the nation.