Under normal circumstances, democracy and poverty do not equate for a nation. Usually, in a democratic nation, capitalism is prevalent, which causes companies to prosper and people to profit financially. There is normally poverty in a democratic nation, but very rarely the amount of poverty found in India, with over one third of the people living in severe destitution.

People of India have extreme faith in their government. The poor people of India are increasingly dedicated to their voting process. About 63% of Indians believe that their vote counts, which is significantly more than that of the United States. Also, the poverty stricken people of India have a three percent higher voting percentile than those of upper classes.

It was with India's first democratic leader, Nehru, that the Indian people were initially introduced to democracy. This is because Nehru chose to develop a democratic gove

The lack of education and the abject poverty among the Indian people caused ideal conditions for an authoritarian regime. Nehru did not agree with an authoritarian form of government. Nehru's strong belief in democracy allowed the people to continue working on their farms and keeping them satisfied with their current conditions.

rnment, rather than to develop industries and the economy. Nehru was a very positive impact on the Indian people, by not becoming authoritarian when he so easily could have.

The government has security in the knowledge that they will not be overthrown because the people lack the understanding and unity necessary to overtake a nation. Despite this security, the Indian government still has a challenge ahead of itself. This challenge exists because they have been unsuccessful as of yet to rid the country of the ethnic, religious, and caste divisions. This will be essential to making India a true nation state with harmony am

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