Document Type : Research Paper
Author
Assistant Professor, Eco Collage, Allameh Tabataba’I University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Achieving political development among South Asian societies, especially since independence in the mid-20th century, has been one of the most important issues facing governments and civil society in these countries. In the present study, it has been attempted to explore the trends that have taken place in India by utilizing theories of political development and testing them with the existing realities to achieve a unique political development paradigm. The main question in doing this research is how the pattern of political development in India is shaped and to what extent are they consistent with the indicators of classical political development theories, such as urbanization, literacy and economic status, and so on? What this study reveals is that the state of political development in the Indian case study differs markedly from the prevailing theories and analyzes of patterns of political development in different countries. In fact, it seems that the particular historical and political characteristics of the country's political and social culture play a fundamental role in laying the foundations for the development of its political structures. This has led to a special process of political development and modernization in the country, confirming that external or imported patterns are not necessarily the only way to achieve development.
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