Indian Americans democratically more active, participative: Political science Prof Karthick Ramakrishnan

Despite being less than one-and-half per cent of the US population, Indian Americans are more active and participative in the countrys democratic political process, Karthick Ramakrishnan, a professor at the University of California, has said.The professor of public policy and political science observed that Indian Americans, as a group, are growing fast growing and tend to have the highest voting rates among Asian immigrants.Part of the reason is that Indians come from a pretty vibrant democracy.

The professor of public policy and political science observed that Indian Americans, as a group, are growing fast growing and tend to have the highest voting rates among Asian immigrants.

''Part of the reason is that Indians come from a pretty vibrant democracy. They also have a high proficiency in english, which helps. Also, more ad more are getting engaged in politics.

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