Democracies always have ups and downs. Even the most developed nations have gone through it. Even here, many people say that democracy isn’t the best thing. But if no democracy then what? Military rule? We have seen the condition of all the neighbours who had dictatorships. This is the way to go and we may not be the happiest lot but not unhappy either.
Many more before you have prophesied the same. We have seen much worse times.
We have been going strong. Modis and Indiras will come and go but as a nation we will keep going. May not be music to many ears, but that is what is likely.
Indian Military knows their place is in defending the nation and not ruling it. While it is quite the opposite for Pakistan.
Claiming that honour and rationality only exists on your side is a far stretch. We all know what happened to NLI soldiers and their honour after they laid down their lives. They were recognised many years later. Atrocities in East Pakistan hasn’t been forgotten either. It is better to not try and claim higher ground on this aspect.
We may not be the most functional and best in this part of the world but far ahead of Pakistan. .
The point being made is that India is
not a democracy in the traditional sense. Information is regulated in India. Can you even begin to deny this reality or shall I spam articles of twitter and YT accounts being closed, artists being arrested for criticising Modi, information lockdowns in Occupied Kashmir? We can provide hundreds of samples from this year alone if you genuinely need them. So when you do mature as a democratic nation
with the prerequisite level of information governance, then feel free to report back regarding "ups" and "downs". For now, it is established that India's best definition is that of an electoral autocracy (I.e. you flash pictures of old ladies with purple ink on their fingers but fail to advise the viewer that the information available to said ladies is strictly controlled). Observe the difficulties our own pdf members like
@Sharma Ji have in accessing certain content that breaches regulatory policies in India.
When the hordes are kept in the dark, you essentially are reliant on having a benevolent autocrat at the helm, whether you define yourself as "democratic" or otherwise. I'm not sure Modi is as benevolent as you might think. He has no hesitation in expending innocent civilians for his causes.
I am not here to prophesise. The unravelling of India as a nation state began on 15th August 1947. The panicked annexation of multiple states is testament to this.
We don't need to derail the thread by discussing Bangladesh, but suffice to say, my position is that Manekshaw is a war criminal and terrorism planner. There is plenty of documented evidence of his terrorist acts against Bihari and West Pakistani civilians in erstwhile East Pakistan. Also kindly remind yourself that India chose to invade its sovereign neighbour while Pakistan was involved in its own internal matter at the time. 1971 was a watershed moment indeed in the subcontinent, yet Delhi still whinges that others deploy terrorists and others interfere in Delhi's internal affairs. In hinduism, this is known as karma. Hope you've heard of it.
