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difference that has resulted in a flaw in the democratic framework.
Other things considered, illiteracy, unemployment, lack of patriotic culture,
psychological negativity and weak education system are all hampering the
greatest democracy of the world, adding on to its flaws.
Anything has multiple perspectives and reading them all will lead to the
best conclusion. To conclude in broad, we can say that India was once a
healthy democracy, but over the years, it has lost its essence and has turned
out to be flawed. It still has features that are good enough to name it a
democratic nation. If giving voting rights makes us a democracy, India has
achieved that well. The demerits are hampering the typical workflow. The
Indian democracy can now be termed as a flawed one. Steps and measures
should be taken to restore the democratic political enfranchisement.
31. ISRO VS NASA
Everyone wants to know more about the universe. Many countries have their
own space agencies to research and analyse our mysterious universe. Two of
the leading space agencies among them are ISRO of India and NASA of the
US. Both of them have many similarities as well as differences in their
administration.
ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organisation famously known as ISRO is the
space agency of the Government of India headquartered at Bengaluru. It was
founded on 15 August 1969 by Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, who is regarded as
the “Father of India’s space programme”. After its induction, ISRO headed
many successful space missions performed by the Government of India. Dr K
Sivan is the present Chairman of ISRO.
NASA