Abstract

Democracy in India represents one of the most ambitious political experiments in the modern world combining vast cultural plurality linguistic diversity economic inequality and deep-rooted historical legacies within a single constitutional framework. Since independence India has continually evolved as a democratic nation through regular elections institutional reforms political participation and the strengthening of rights-based governance. However the future of Indian democracy depends on how effectively it responds to emerging challenges such as rapid technological transformation identity-based polarisation economic transitions shifting social expectations and global geopolitical realignments. This research examines India’s democratic prospects by analysing the interplay between political institutions civil society youth participation media influence judicial independence federal dynamics and socio-economic change. The study evaluates how India’s democratic foundations can adapt to r