India’s elections are neither free nor fair, and therefore India cannot really be called an “electoral democracy.” It is but natural that international agencies and watchdogs describe India as a part-free nation with its democratic process “on a path of steep decline” that could turn the country into an “electoral autocracy.”
M.G. Devasahayam is a former Army and Indian Administrative Service officer, with experience working in the public and private sectors, the political system, and non-government organisations.
