December 11, 2009

The Dangers of India's Dynasties

Shreyasi Singh, The Diplomat

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A recent influx of young lawmakers to India's parliament masks a lack of dynamism in an increasingly dynastic political system. Shreyasi Singh takes a look at the threat of politicians keeping it in the family, and discovers the drive for change is coming from a surprising source. Indian politics is anything but predictable, and forecasting political fortunes has generally been risky in a country that is going through such rapid change as it constantly juggles parliamentary, state, municipal and national polls to keep its gigantic democracy ticking along. Yet the awesome pace of development in this country of 1.2 billion people is being checked by something far less dynamic -- the rampant rise of dynastic politics. India's political system is replete with cases of power being viewed...

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