Indian Democracy Is A Global Inspiration

While the world was watching with interest the results of the Turkish elections in the run off on May 28, which Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan won for a third term of five years, the Indian Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, was announcing to the entire world and to the Indian people the inauguration of the new Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) which adds a luminous canvas and a beacon of democracy that India offers to the world.

- Dr. Abed Elrazeg Abu Jazer

The new parliament is not only a place for holding parliamentary sessions but rather a message from the Indian people to the whole world that they are still leading global democracy and that they will remain a distinctive destination.

Prime Minister Modi said, "India is not only a democratic nation but also the mother of democracy, India today is a great base for global democracy, Democracy is not just a system for us, it is a culture, an idea, a tradition."

The inauguration of the new Indian Parliament coincides with the passage of nine years since Prime Minister Modi assumed power in May 2015, and reflects one of his most important achievements in promoting democracy, values, status, and way of life.