Political culture of India

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Political culture of India

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In general, Indian political culture is characterized by a number of basic values, traditions and
characteristics.

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• At the heart of India's political culture are
values of a pluralistic, formal-democratic nature:
pluralism of opinions, ideologies, multiparty
system, legal and historical traditions of
coordination of important political decisions. .

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• The political culture of India
is a complex phenomenon of
political cultures of different
regions, corresponding to
social, national-ethnic and
cultural-religious
communities in a federal
country. Accordingly, such a
culture is fragmented.

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• A characteristic feature of urban
Indian political culture is the
values of political participation,
which is why it can be defined as
participatory

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• The values of Indian political culture are a
complex set of Indo-Buddhist principles of
tolerance in politics. Depending on the
nature of its bearers, certain political and
cultural values come to the fore. The
values of political culture, such as the ability
to sacrifice oneself

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• It is advisable to distinguish between the political
culture of different ethnic and religious
communities, the culture of Hindu (or Islamic)
traditionalism, extremist groups, as well as
townspeople and villagers, modern youth
(students) and the elderly. During the elections in
India, not so much class concepts and terms are
used as socio-ethnic ones: castes, tribes, Hindus,
Muslims, Christians, youth, women.

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• Tens of millions of people in India are illiterate (or
illiterate), poorly informed about politics. As a
result, in a number of states, participation in
politics is engaged and directed by the
authorities. In acute situations, political
participation often takes on a mass-religious
character, in which religious-political leaders play
a significant role.

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• In rural India, the political culture
of family, caste relations and
governance has traditionally
played an important role. In the
political culture of the IndoBuddhist area, a woman, in
principle, can play a role in public
life no less than a man. The
election of the Prime Ministers of
India and Sri Lanka (Ceylon),
Indira Gandhi and Sirimavo
Bandaranaike, respectively, was a
clear confirmation of this.

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• In general, India's political
culture influences the further
development of the political
system, the functioning of
parliamentary democracy and
the political governance of the
country, helping to adapt the
institutions of Indian society to
the challenges of the times.