But critics allege that India is also a reluctant democracy since it shies away from propagating it abroad. In 2015, we supported the United Nations Democracy Fund and have since contributed $32 million, the second largest amount. In an increasingly globalised world, it is counterproductive to be selective, especially for a rising power such as India. Where does India figure? Next, after the demise of the USSR and the abrupt switch from communism to democracy, Russia was adrift.

Source: Hindustan Times May 17, 2019 12:56 UTC