Question

Which one of the following present day countries are trying to promote democracy in non-democratic nations?
A. India
B. Russia
C. France
D. USA

Answer 1

Hint:The number of nations under any form of democratic government has quadrupled since 1975. Today, more than 2.3 billion people, 39 percent of the world's population live in Freedom House's 'Open countries, which control human rights around the world. Another 1.5 billion people live in societies designated avs “Partly Free,” with minimal democratic rule and human rights security.

Complete answer:
 Democracy promotion or democracy assistance is a subdivision of a strategic foreign policy implemented by governments and international organisations that helps to foster the perception of democracy as a worldwide political structure. This strategy is an outcome of the assumption that countries with a democratic governance system have minimal chances of war and have greater economic opportunities.
There was a wave of democratic transitions in former communist states after the revolutions of 1989, especially in Central and Eastern Europe. The number of democracies has increased from 41 out of 150 democracies in 1974, according to Freedom House.
The United States of America had introduced a new foreign policy which supposedly represents global developments in democracy and human rights. Promoting democracy became a central priority of U.S. foreign aid during the 1990s. International funding for democratic growth exceeded 100 million dollars in 1988. That number had risen to 900 million dollars by 1993. Shift has also led to the spread to of bureaucracy. The National Security Council and the Department of State also have high-ranking positions to monitor the promotion of programmes designed.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Note: The pace of transition to democracy has slowed considerably since the beginning of the twenty-first century, which has encouraged some to ponder the question of whether democracy, far from advancing, may actually be under threat. In recent years, scholars have been pointing to a so-called democratic deficit in countries where democratic systems already exist, including Britain, the US and the European Union.