Synopsis This book contains a collection of articles and essays on the growth of Democracy in the World in the 21st Century with particular reference to India’s experience. The philosophical and political aspects and the problems of spreading democracy in the Third World have been analysed in the articles which include those by two of India’s greatest leaders-M.K. Gandhi and Jawahar Lal Nehru. This should be of interest particularly to those scholars, teachers and students engaged in research and study of Political Science, International Relations as well as the general readers.