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How Nehru’s Policy Mistakes and Rise of Hindu Nationalism Led to the Collapse of India’s Democratic System
According to estimates by the United Nations, in April this year, India surpassed China to become the most populous country in the world. On June 22, the United States and India issued the “US-India Joint Statement”, declaring that the two countries will vigorously deepen cooperation and sharing in the fields of technology and information. This makes “India’s Rise” once again become a hot topic in international public opinion. Predictions of India’s rise have been heard for the past 30 years. In the 1990s, analysts claimed that India’s growing young population would drive economic liberalization and bring about an economic miracle; in 2006, the World Economic Forum in Davos declared India…