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To what extent does nation building depend on strengthening of pluralities in Indian society.

  • UPSC 2017
  • 20 marks
  • Politics and Society in India

Nation-building faces a standing choice: the assimilationist route manufactures unity by dissolving difference into one language and one culture, the accommodationist route secures loyalty by guaranteeing it. India chose the second. To a large extent, then, nation-building here does depend on strengthening pluralities — but conditionally, since recognition alone can also harden groups into rival…

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  • Why India refused the assimilationist route
  • The case for strong dependence
  • The counter-case: plurality can also fragment
  • What decides the outcome
  • Conclusion

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