http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/ramachandra_guha en http://www.newstatesman.com/asia/2007/08/democratic-india-british http://www.newstatesman.com/asia/2007/08/democratic-india-british Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT Ramachandra Guha Many predicted that the state of India would fail and that its races and religions would surely not hold together when the British left. But 60 years after independence, the country remains united and mostly democratic. Ramachandra Guha kicks off our special report with a look at the factors behind a miraculous success

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