Some expected topics related to political scenario

Is coalition politics here to stay?

Since 1990, the Indian electorate has consistently thrown fragmented verdicts both at the state and national levels. This has led parties with small (and sometimes fundamental) ideological differences to come together as a loose federation of parties to stake claim for power.

The following points could be discussed under this topic:

Nature of coalition politics, Indecisiveness of elections, No particular party is getting the peoples mandate, Advantage of coalition politics in enabling formation of government.

Flipside of coalition politics- a party with a handful of seats become powerful, Government falls before tenure, Fresh elections each time,

Suggest a way out of this problem, for e.g.: once a party pledges support to a coalition, it will not withdraw its support until it has watched a governments performance for at least three years...etc The future -will it only have coalitions ,emerging political trends...etc...

election 2004

Does India need a dictator?

The following points could be discussed under this topic:

Always discuss the past, like the age old King rule was like a dictatorship, where it all started etc. Discuss the past of our country and also which present rulers are supposingly have dictator lke image eg. Narendra Modi

The current political structure. Drawbacks of it, like with existence of too many political parties its not possible to take right or innovative decision (nuclear deal wonderful example) Bureaucracy, layers in decision making, anarchy.

Give example of some international dictators like Hitler under whom, Germany had much more and faster economic progress, East India Company ruled India for over 150 years and India showed more economic progress from 1910 to 1940 than from 1947 to 1980.

Dictatorship would mean centralized power and faster decision making. But, country run on whims and fancies of an individual. Freedom on individuals could be clamped..etc....give example of this year’s election wherein the results show that individual’s political interest is no longer supported by people Present a balanced argument for and against and take up your position on the issue.

Is India moving away from a secularist state?

The following points could be discussed under this topic:

Define secularism. Constitution calls our country such a state, but how things have changed over the last 50 years, examples of babri masjid, Gujarat riots, Spread of nationalism. Division into majority and minority groups-e.g. benefits given to minority groups perceived as a threat by others.

Role of non-tolerant neighbours in fuelling fundamentalism. It is a passing phenomenon. We have the national character to overcome this....Points along these lines can be discussed.