State Funding Vs. Electoral Bonds
Ought to be a Tricky Choice
Indian elections are the world’s biggest exercise in democracy but also among the most expensive. India’s campaign spend is only rivalled by the American presidential race, the world’s most expensive election. Parties and candidates need large sums of money for voter mobilisation, advertising, consulting, transport, propaganda and printing of campaign materials to reach voters in constituencies. Corporate donations constitute the main source of election funding in India which is awash with black money, with business and corporate donations to political parties commonly taking this form. The public disclosure system that exists ....
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- 1 Foreign Direct Investment In India
- 2 Forest Governance
- 3 Cyber Security
- 4 Population Control
- 5 Social Exclusion and Poverty
- 6 South Asian Politics
- 7 India’s Trade Policy Agenda
- 8 Elections in India
- 9 Legality Vs. Criminality
- 10 Environmental Performance Index
- 11 WEF Meet at Davos
- 12 Managing Healthcare
- 13 Intra-cultural identities
- 14 State of Education in India
- 15 Four Judges Vs. CJI
- 16 Rising Inequality in India
- 17 Office of Profit
- 18 ASEAN & India