Dillinger
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Well, we will always be the Republic of India even if we are tied down by a dictator. A Republic has nothing to do with democracy. The legal manner is dictated by parliament and not the courts. The constitution in itself is clear about the separation of powers between the executive and the judiciary with neither to interfere unnecessarily in the others mandate. The constitutional prerogative of the courts is to determine whether the laws of parliament fall within the scope of the constitution. If parliament had to lawfully and with a clear majority suspend or abolish the constitution then the courts wouldn't be favored with that authority anymore. Hence, to return to the topic on hand, India can be renamed the Hindu Republic of India or even the Islamic Republic of India. All that is required is a clear will of the people to do so. That clear will means at least 75% of the electorate voting in a political party which is hellbent on changing the nature of the political landscape of India. Thus far however it seems that Indians unlike our neighbors don't believe in giving too much power to any individual or any sole political party and hence the coalition nature of Indian politics. Whilst this remains the status quo, Muslims and other minorities remain safe and sound in India
And that is exactly what I addressed, that no party, even if it had all the seats in the parliament can abolish the constitution in a de jure manner. The semantics here is VERY important. So no, a 75% majority and a hell bent populace cannot within the framework of the constitution do what you envision, they will have to shred it, which in itself would be tantamount to treason.
As for The Republic of India, my point that it would cease to exist has nothing to do with the single point agenda of democracy, simply put the The Republic of India as an entity itself has been composed out of the constitution, abolish it and the aforementioned ceases to exist even if we choose to continue calling it the same.