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Power Sharing• Power sharing is the very spirit of
democracy.
• A democratic rule involves sharing power
with those affected by its exercise, and who
have to live with its effects.
• All communities, social groups get their
say in the governance.
Power Sharing in India
• People of India elect their representative
through direct franchise.
• After that, people’s representatives elect the
government to make or amend rules &
regulations and to carry out day to day
functioning of governance.
Power Sharing in India
• In a democracy, through institutions of self-
governance, people rule themselves.
• In a good democratic government, everyone
has a voice in the shaping of public policies.
• In a democracy, political power should be
distributed among as many citizens as
possible.
Need Of Power Sharing (
Reducing of Conflicts)• Power sharing helps in reducing the conflict
between various social groups. Hence,
power sharing is necessary for maintaining
social harmony and peace.
• Power sharing helps in avoiding the
tyranny of majority. The tyranny of
majority not only destroys the minority
social groups but also the majority social
group.
Need Of Power Sharing (
Reducing of Conflicts)• People’s voice forms the basis of a
democratic government. Hence, power
sharing is essential to respect the spirit of
democracy.
• Avoiding conflict in society and preventing
majority tyranny are considered as
prudential reasons for power sharing.
Maintaining the spirit of democracy is
considered as the moral reason for power
sharing.
Forms Of Power Sharing In
India1. Horizontal distribution of power
• Power is shared among different organs of
government, such as the legislature,
executive and judiciary. This is called
horizontal distribution of power.
• It allows different organs of government
placed at the same level to exercise different
powers.
Horizontal distribution of power
• This ensures that no organ exercises
unlimited powers.
• Each organ is checked by the other, which
results in a balance of power among various
institutions. This arrangement is also called
a system of checks and balances.
Horizontal distribution of power
• The executive enjoys official power but is
answerable to the legislature.
• The legislature has the right to make or
amend laws but it is answerable to the
people.
• The judiciary is independent and ensures
that the law of the land is obeyed by
legislature and executive.
Belgium (French Belgique; Dutch
België), constitutional monarchy in
northwestern Europe. Belgium is
one of the smallest and most
densely populated European
countries. It is also the most
urbanized; 97 percent of its people
live in urban areas. Together with
Netherlands and Luxembourg,
Belgium forms the Low, or
Benelux, Countries. The country’s
name comes from the Belgae, a
Celtic people who lived in the
region and were conquered by
Roman general Julius Caesar in 57
BC. Its capital and largest city is
Brussels.
Belgium is situated between France and the plains of northern Europe, and it borders the North Sea. Because of its geographic position as a crossroads of Europe, Belgium has been a major commercial center since the Middle Ages. The North Sea has been the country’s outlet for trade with the rest of the world. Belgium’s geographic location has also given it strategic importance, and many battles have been fought for control of the area. Belgium became an independent country in 1830.
The "independence flag" of Syria, used before
the Ba'athist coup in 1963, has been widely
used by protesters as an opposition flag and
has been adopted officially by the Syrian
National Coalition and the Free Syrian Army.
• Bashar Hafez al-Assad (born
11 September 1965) is the
President of Syria and Regional
Secretary of the Syrian-led
branch of the Arab Socialist
Ba'ath Party. He has served as
President since 2000, when he
succeeded his father, Hafez al-
Assad, who had ruled Syria for
30 years prior to his death.
Bashar Al-Assad
The armies and forces that support the Syrian government are:
• Syrian Armed Forces
• Jaysh al-Sha'bi
• Shabiha
• National Defense Force
• al-Abbas brigade
• Lijan militias
Syrian Government
• Iran:
Revolutionary Guards
Foreign militants:
• Hezbollah
• PFLP–GC
• Houthis
• Others
• In June 2013, the death toll was updated to 92,900–100,000by the United Nations. According to various opposition activist groups, between 72,960 and 96,430 people have been killed, of which about half were civilians, but also including 58,500 armed combatants consisting of both the Syrian Army and rebel forces, up to 1,000 opposition protesters and 1,000 government officials.
Consequences