CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES TO INDIAN DEMOCRACY IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION

The ideological conflicts that prevailed in the ancient society led to the development of many forms of political institutions and democracy is one such, which can be traced back to antiquity. Since ancient times, democracy has meant rule by the people. However, in modern times, democracy is a mixture of this ancient idea with individual liberty and human rights alongside it. The twentieth century witnessed a great change in the entire world scenario and many challenges were posed to it in the form of fascism, nazism. However, democracy has sustained these challenges and is continuing to rule the world especially the 20th and 21st centuries have seen nations practicing this form of system. However with the implementation of Globalization and free market economy many changes have occurred in the production relations and the life of the people have been taken for granted and human rights have been violated and the basic rights of common man is being neglected. Globalization has not only been able to adopt free market economy but at the same time the rights of millions to live a dignified life denied. To assess the challenges posed by Globalization, it would be pertinent to know about the concept of nation-state which is being challenged as also the serious impact on the political economy and the political systems that have been at stake. This paper aims to make an attempt to highlight the plight of functioning of democracy and the challenges faced by it in the background of globalization.