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Conservatism defines the political process by which the people of society or political groups follow some traditional values. It describes “a wide range of views”.

Introduction

Conservatism is a political fact that supports traditions and also manages society. This term conservatism is related to “right-wing politics”. The conservatives are the people of society who believe in the stability between the confederate government and the rights of the state government. Conservatives of India are divided into two parts, those are “liberal conservatives and social conservatives”. Liberal conservatives are the first ones who adopt the liberal ideas in India and it was named as “Swatantra Party”. The main motive of the social conservatives is nationalism and they want Hinduism to be identified as a national identity, not a religion.          

Conservative Force  

Here conservative force refers to the conservatism process of the polity. This conservatism is the method by which the people of the political parties maintain society and also keeps the traditions and traditional values alive. This is also a “political philosophy” that helps to develop the subregions of India. The first party after independence was the “Swatantra Party” which has some core values like “individual freedom, economy that are based on the market, and limited government”

The people or parties that follow left-wing conservatism include some characteristics which are freedom, impartiality, companionship, rights, reform, and development. On the other hand, right-wing conservatism also includes some characteristics which are supremacy, hierarchy, arrangements, traditions, and nationalism. Most of the political parties in India follow right-wing conservatism. Economic conservatism focuses on the rights of the state and also it follows classical principles like freedom and the economy that is based on the market. However, a regional party always gets maximum support from the people and rules the nation. 

Conservative Definition

Conservatives are the people who follow conservatism. Conservatism is the method that helps to maintain the society and also the people of the political parties manage the core values of the traditions. It also helps to develop the subregions of India. This conservatism helps the people to understand a variety of views of the public of the nation or state. Conservatives are divided into two parts; one is liberal conservatives and another one is social conservatives. 

Liberal conservatives are the ones who support individual freedom and also want stability in the rights of the state government. The conservatives of India were “moderate nationalists” who want to take the independence of India from the British government. Social conservatives of India try to keep the traditional values, and they are non-governmental parties. The first social conservatism party of India was “Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh”. This conservative wants low taxes and also a free market. This wants to reduce the governmental debt. In India, most of the time same political parties are taken place in different facts or matters.       

Traditional Conservatism 

Traditional conservatism is also included in conservatism. It follows the “Aristotle’s and Edmund Burke’s” political views. This conservatism follows the social values of the traditionalists and it helps to save the hereditary institutions. This is a conservatism that defines the “political philosophy” and also understands the requirement of the “principles of natural law”. It also helps to keep the traditional norms alive and the high-level culture of society. This conservatism wants to connect the bond of position over high-level individualism. 

This helps to save the older and natural institution that maintain individual freedom. The traditional conservatives want to save the traditional institutions like churches, heritage buildings, and many more institutions.

Conclusion

The conservatism of India tries to manage and maintain the traditional values as well as the traditional institutions. The conservatives are the people of the political parties of India who follow the conservatism process. They want low taxes for society and also want free markets. Conservatism follows individual freedom and preserves traditional organizations like temples, hierarchy institutions, churches, and many more. It also has two main parts : liberal conservatives and social conservatives. On the other hand, traditional conservatism and political conservatism are also there. This is the process that helps to manage society.