India, Aug. 30 -- Many democratic tenets now considered fundamental in Western societies have only been established within the past century.

US President Donald Trump recently posted on the social media site Truth Social, referencing India's electoral system as a potential model for implementing stricter voter identification rules in the United States. In his post, Mr Trump stated, "India's last Election had 646,000,000 Voters! Less than 1% voted by mail." He further emphasised that Indian voters are required to present valid identification at polling stations, in contrast to current US practices. Mr Trump also cited a question attributed to India's Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, who reportedly asked how the US can conduct ele...