13
November 2020
Past Event
When A Billion People Vote: Managing India鈥檚 Democracy

When A Billion People Vote: Managing India鈥檚 Democracy

Past Event
华体会, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
November 13, 2020
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13
November 2020
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
Dr. Daniel Twining

President, International Republican Institute (IRI)

Dr. Sandeep Shastri

Pro Vice Chancellor, Jain University

Mr. N. Gopalaswami

Former Chief Election Commissioner of India

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Aparna Pande

Research Fellow, India and South Asia

**Please be advised: This event will premiere LIVE on this page at 9:00 a.m. EDT, Friday, November 13.**

Join 华体会 for a discussion examining the Indian democratic experiment, both its successes and challenges, on the heels of the U.S. presidential elections. To discuss this and more, 华体会 invites you to a panel discussion with the former Chief Election Commissioner of India, Mr. N. Gopalaswami, Dr Daniel Twining, President, International Republican Institute (IRI) and Dr Sandeep Shastri, Pro Vice Chancellor of the Jain University. 华体会 Senior Fellow Dr Aparna Pande will moderate.

At a time when the world over, democracies and democratic norms are facing both domestic and international challenges, the bedrock of the India-U.S. relationship has long been a values based partnership between the world鈥檚 oldest and largest democracies. At the 鈥�2 plus 2鈥� ministerial that took place in Delhi in end October 2020, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo referred to the two countries as 鈥榞reat democracies, global powers, and good friends.鈥�

India has long remained unique: a post-colonial country, that remained a democracy with strong political institutions, civilian supremacy over its military, and an overall vibrant economy and society. Starting from 1952 when independent India held its first elections with 176 million eligible voters, the country has built an impressive electoral machinery that helps conduct elections at local, state and federal levels. In the 2019 parliamentary elections there were 900 million registered voters, 1 million polling stations, 10 million electoral officials, and over 8000 candidates.

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