IEVP 2026: World watches India’s Festival of Democracy

• International Election Visitors' Programme (IEVP) is the Election Commission of India (ECI)'s flagship outreach initiative, hosting foreign Election Management Bodies (EMBs) and international organisations to witness Indian elections firsthand.
• IEVP 2026 was rolled out around the General Elections to Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
• Key UPSC angle: ECI's soft-power diplomacy, GS-II polity (ECI, free & fair polls) and India's role as a "global democracy laboratory."