Afghanistan votes today, with some democracy lessons from India
When people across Afghanistan vote to choose a new President and members of provincial councils tomorrow, they will be following a broad framework of democratic functioning developed and put into practice over the last six decades in India.
When the elected lawmakers get down to the task of rebuilding their war-torn nation and nurturing its fledgling democracy, India will, again, be the model they will look up to for guidance and inspiration. India is building Afghanistan's new, $25million National Assembly in Kabul.
In the four years since Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone of the building in August 2005, over a dozen Afghan delegations have visited New Delhi to study the functioning of India's parliament.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.indianexpress.com
When the elected lawmakers get down to the task of rebuilding their war-torn nation and nurturing its fledgling democracy, India will, again, be the model they will look up to for guidance and inspiration. India is building Afghanistan's new, $25million National Assembly in Kabul.
In the four years since Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone of the building in August 2005, over a dozen Afghan delegations have visited New Delhi to study the functioning of India's parliament.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.indianexpress.com
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