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Challenged and vibrant at the same time; noisy yet deafeningly silent on critical issues in the same instance and successful yet inefficient in matching the steps of a young nation -- are dichotomies that succinctly sum up the state of Indian democracy today. The book goes beyond semantics and critically analyses issues of fundamental importance in the framework of the dignitarian goals of the republic, the role of a living Constitution, the necessity of equilibrium between executive, legislature and judiciary, the role of media, importance of equitable growth, a responsive justice system and a rising Indias engagement with the world. It provides a statesmans perspective on addressing challenges and optimising responses with a view to transforming our democracy as a true reflection of the collective conscience of the nation. Seeking to espouse a non-partisan view, the author -- a distinguished lawyer, former parliamentarian and union minister -- provides not only a practitioners view on challenges faced by Indian democracy in the twenty-first century but also a thinkers substantive vision of the qualities of democratic leadership across the world.

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A book with a profound historical perspective, which enriches the analysis and encourages to show great ambitions for the country. -Dominique de Villepin, former Prime Minister of France Anyone invested in the future of democracy and the amelioration of the human estate, will be moved by Dr Kumar's compelling plea that political process be guided by an unwavering moral compass. -Lou Marinoff, PhD, Professor of Philosophy and Asian Studies, The City College of New York The book is a must-read for students of politics, philosophy and history. A tour de force indeed! -Lord Karan Billimoria, CBE DL, Member, House of Lords

A book with a profound historical perspective, which enriches the analysis and encourages to show great ambitions for the country. -Dominique de Villepin, former Prime Minister of France Anyone invested in the future of democracy and the amelioration of the human estate, will be moved by Dr Kumars compelling plea that political process be guided by an unwavering moral compass.-Lou Marinoff, PhD, Professor of Philosophy and Asian Studies, The City College of New York The book is a must-read for students of politics, philosophy and history. A tour de force indeed!-Lord Karan Billimoria, CBE DL, Member, House of Lords The book illuminates an astonishing range of the issues with perceptiveness and wisdom, informed by an increasingly rare sense of values. We need more leaders like him. -KS Bajpai, former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, former Indian Ambassador to Pakistan, China and the United States of America Dr Ashwani Kumar distils a rich political and juristic life. The world of law, power, and justice will surely improve if all our actors were as reflective as the author. -Prof Upendra Baxi, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Warwick and University of Delhi The author poses in this highly readable book the question: can we invest our politics with dignity and anchor it in high principle? Nothing is quite as important to Indias democratic future as the answer to this question. -Gurcharan Das, author of India Unbound and The Difficulty of Being Good.

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Dr Awdhesh Singh is an engineer from Indian Institute of Technology holding PhD in the area of e-governance. He took voluntary retirement from Indian Revenue Service after twenty-five years of service to pursue his interest in writing. His earlier books Practising Spiritual Intelligence for Innovation, Leadership and Happiness and The Secret Red Book of Leadership have been in the bestseller list in India. He is one of the world's most popular writers on Quora with over five million views per month.

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