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Monday, August 3, 2026
TopicElectoral democracy

Topic: electoral democracy

ECI to release an ‘atlas’ of electoral systems in democracies across the world

At IICDEM–2026, India's poll panel formally launches the ECINET, its one-stop digital platform for all election-related information and services.

SubscriberWrites: Know Thyself Oh My Compatriots

The problem of a huge population is confounded by its high social heterogeneity and limited resources.

What gives Indian democracy its long life? The choices elites make

Brown University professor writes that Modi's India is still an electoral democracy. But the longer Hindu nationalists remain in power, the weaker it'll become as a liberal democracy.

All the noise on Indian democracy hides the silence on idea of republic. It’s unhealthy

We analyse Indian democracy a lot but not India’s republic. It is because elections are entertaining like cricket where citizens aren't the stars.

Aadhaar linkage can sink India’s electoral democracy – with voter profiling, selective exclusion

The real objective of Modi govt's move to link voter ID with Aadhaar doesn't seem to be eliminating bogus voting. Here's why it's also unconstitutional.

Universal adult franchise was the greatest experiment in India’s democratic history

In this excerpt, Ornit Shah explains how electoral democracy, shaped by the imagination of bureaucrats, came to life through universal adult franchise.

On Camera

The thrill of ‘down low’ wears off fast. Why do gay men even fall for it?

Being DL is not the same as being closeted, though there’s some overlap. A closeted man knows he is queer, but a DL one does his best to not acknowledge the Grindr logo on his phone.

Despite PM Modi’s appeal to cut fertiliser use, farmers show no sign of scaling back—Parliament data

Combined sales of urea, DAP, MOP and complex fertilisers rose 25 percent in April even as Modi asked farmers to cut chemical fertiliser use by up to half to save soil and foreign exchange

In Delhi, an emotional farewell to former Army chief Gen VN Sharma with full state honours

The three service chiefs paid tributes, along with several former Army chiefs. Friends & fellow soldiers remember him as a 'natural charmer'.

India’s Gen Z has opened a breach, for BJP to fill or Opposition to widen

The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.