India gained Independence from the British colony like the United States, but at a much later date. In addition, India also has a constitution like the United States; however, the Indian constitution provides a parliamentary form of government. The legislative and executive branches are composed together in a Parliament called a Sansad. Furthermore, the Sansad consists of two houses that include the Council of States as the upper house and People’s Assembly as the lower house. The Congress Party, Bharatiya Janata Party , and the United Front that makes up the main political parties found in India. India’s foreign policy was conducted under the influence Jawaharlal Nehru and he was the first prime minister of the independent India. The outline of the policy was mostly impacted by international development after World War II. During this time period, the goal was to push democracy forward and weakened the idea of imperialism. A key policy in India was the Non- Alignment Policy which was an independent policy that helped control the strength of India. As a result, the policy was subjected to remove India in any different controversy that may lead to conflict or even a war. The main goal of the Non-Alignment policy was to uphold World Peace. The policy key principles included: equality and mutual benefit, peaceful coexistence, non- aggression, and non-interference with each other military affairs. These key principals were given the name Panch Shila. India advocates the idea of world peace and that a resolution can be made between international disputes. For this reason, India became one of the founding members of the United Nations in 1945. As a result, the majority of the nation’s strength comes from the current global politics is used an economic advantage. New undeveloped countries rely on the international trade between other nations to build to the economy. In the past, the Congress Party usually won a majority of the Indian votes, however, in the recent years the Bharatiya Janata Party have won over a majority of the votes.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party brought forward a new prime minister named Narenda Modi, who stated that one of the key goals of his regime was to make India a more productive place. The BJP reputation highlighted the little to no regard of the minority groups as well as religion that did not compensate the Indian constitution. India wanted a new form of government from the Nehru family. India wanted a new and fresh way of doing thing, so by electing the BJP they believed they were going to be capable of doing just that. Narenda Modi grew up in a lower class family, but his family was not completely poor. Luckily, Modi was able to finish and attend college where he joined a Hindu organization. The Hindu organization called the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RRS) who believed that Hinduism should be the essential religion in India. As a result, Modi along with several young men tried to convert Christians, Buddhists, and Muslim into Hinduism. Unfortunately, in order to convert some of the other religions into Hinduism they used extreme tactics especially with the Muslim community. Even though this was Modi belief, not all of the Indians shared this common belief regarding Hinduism as the primary religion and Hindi as the primary language. One of the leaders of RSS Mohan Bhagwat stated “The cultural identity of all Indians is Hindutva and the present inhabitants of the country are descendants of this great culture.” The RSS experienced a minor setback when the Nehru claimed the organization was a Nazi organization. Some people believe that Bhagwat leadership of RSS will clash with the Modi government due to the simple fact that BJP highlights the importance of a Hindu-oriented community. The Indian population was enlightened by the idea of having a former poor, yet successful reformer as their leader. Modi tried to make the Muslim community relevant, however, during a Muslim massacre that caused international attention in India. Yet, Modi did not acknowledge the tragedy that happened in his own nation. In the past India usually handled policies and foreign affairs on their own. Modi addressed his ideas about improving the poor on Independence Day in efforts to approve India’s lower class before
The Bharatiya Janata Party brought forward a new prime minister named Narenda Modi, who stated that one of the key goals of his regime was to make India a more productive place. The BJP reputation highlighted the little to no regard of the minority groups as well as religion that did not compensate the Indian constitution. India wanted a new form of government from the Nehru family. India wanted a new and fresh way of doing thing, so by electing the BJP they believed they were going to be capable of doing just that. Narenda Modi grew up in a lower class family, but his family was not completely poor. Luckily, Modi was able to finish and attend college where he joined a Hindu organization. The Hindu organization called the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RRS) who believed that Hinduism should be the essential religion in India. As a result, Modi along with several young men tried to convert Christians, Buddhists, and Muslim into Hinduism. Unfortunately, in order to convert some of the other religions into Hinduism they used extreme tactics especially with the Muslim community. Even though this was Modi belief, not all of the Indians shared this common belief regarding Hinduism as the primary religion and Hindi as the primary language. One of the leaders of RSS Mohan Bhagwat stated “The cultural identity of all Indians is Hindutva and the present inhabitants of the country are descendants of this great culture.” The RSS experienced a minor setback when the Nehru claimed the organization was a Nazi organization. Some people believe that Bhagwat leadership of RSS will clash with the Modi government due to the simple fact that BJP highlights the importance of a Hindu-oriented community. The Indian population was enlightened by the idea of having a former poor, yet successful reformer as their leader. Modi tried to make the Muslim community relevant, however, during a Muslim massacre that caused international attention in India. Yet, Modi did not acknowledge the tragedy that happened in his own nation. In the past India usually handled policies and foreign affairs on their own. Modi addressed his ideas about improving the poor on Independence Day in efforts to approve India’s lower class before