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Sir see the point was always that India was never an organized country rather a land where everyone has own rule. Its still applies to India many states only the nizams, mahrajas and matwalis have been changed to CMs and so on.
Plus the politics (democracy) which is so much presented as big achievment by India had always been based on religion and communal riots in India.
The Indian political parties have always been exploiting these points rather the Indian politics is based on religion instead of secular norms.
See its election time and few days back BJP claimed that ISI was pushing Bangladeshis ( i wish if he was right he would have seen the difference) into Assam under a planned conspiracy it also said that BJP will handel these people being sent by ISI. At the same time he said to Muslims in Assam that please dont worry, you need not to feel unsafe as BJP is there to protect them.
Now we can see what is going on there
No, India has always been/ is organised things may appear diff but there is a definite system in the madness. the law of the land is maintained, albeit slowly, the Judiciary, armed forces, legislature , bureaucracy.. all are in place, what else are indicators of a state ? No one has stepped into another's shoes.. no coups, no hanging of PMs,
The influence of religion in Politics may seem alien to u simply coz there is no other where u live . Democracy is easily the most significant achievement of India . something we have cherished & is paying dividends today. All along from the middle east to SE Asia, India stands out as the only sustained democracy & has remained so since independence ( with the possible exception of SL) .
Remember Mush saying that the rules & form of democracy (must) vary according to local conditions ( when he was trying to justify his ( sic) reelection)..well, this is the form & type we have evolved for ourselves in Indiaover 60 yrs.
Howsoever strange it may seem, rarely has the same Govt come back to power.. this alone is reason for it to perform or perish. BJP thought it was on pigs back but fell with a thud.
Politics is based on secular norms not religious as mentioned by you. Since we S Asians are clannish by nature, we tend to see things regionally first. In a way its good also, as leaders have to account for themselves regionally first ( ie. address the concerns of those who elected him..).
As regards Assam & NE is concerned, having lived there for a long time ( my work takes me there now also), what the BJP is saying is not entirely wrong .
I am sorry I have not been able to pen down the kind of reply u possibly were looking for..but having admitted to what I felt was wrong, I felt the 'rights' too needed to be highlighted.
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