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 | | He argues that the fragmentation of parliamentary democracy in India into dozens of smaller, issue-based local parties and groups is a natural reflection of the diversity and heterogeneity of Indian society and does not ultimately undermine a concept of common Indian citizenship. |
 | | And I do think that if there are many ethnic, linguistic caste, regional and other types of social groups in the country, who were not effectively represented in the political system before, but have rectified the situation by organising their own political parties now, there's nothing absolutely wrong with it. |
 | | Of course, the building block of any Indian national identity that is viable in the longer term must be respect for people's other identities, their religion, their caste, their ethno-linguistic group, the region of the country they come from, and so on. |
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