Author: Tripurdaman Singh | Journal of Democracy

Tripurdaman Singh is an Ambizione Fellow at the Geneva Graduate Institute’s Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy. He is a historian and the author of several books, including Sixteen Stormy Days: The Story of the First Amendment to the Constitution of India (2020).

July 2023, Volume 34, Issue 3

The Authoritarian Roots of India’s Democracy

Tripurdaman Singh

To say that Indian democracy is backsliding misunderstands the country’s history and the challenges it faces: A certain authoritarianism is embedded in India’s constitution and political structures.