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Fresh hope, new fears: The Indian Republic at 75
India has much to be proud of but needs to keep an eye on tensions bubbling below the surface.
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While their achievements are plenty, Indians nevertheless need to remind themselves that their republic is a work in progress.
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India’s 75th Republic Day, which was celebrated four days after the formal consecration of a spectacular Hindu temple
Post-independence India was born amid the bloodshed of 1947, when Pakistan was hived off as a homeland for Muslims. Republic Day commemorates the formal adoption of a Constitution that set the seal on India’s transition from a colonial dominion to a socialist, secular and democratic republic.
