India and USA are houses on stilts

Both USA and India are houses on stilts. If in 1947 India was a house with 4 stilts, then today in 2009 India is a house with 10, 15, or 20 stilts. She is more competitive today. Yes, she is divided, but it does not mean that they do not have the capacity to unite. When faced with a common enemy or foreign aggression, then Hindus will unite immediately. It is not good to be united for too long, though. Domestic competition is important in a market economy. So both unity and disunity are important. There is a time to unite and there is a time to disunite. In a market economy it is not good to be united for too long because we need to divide to compete with each other. Permanent unity will NOT keep the economy going. We have to disunite and compete with each other to keep the economy going.

It is the same in USA. Americans are broadly divided into Whites, African-Americans, and Hispanic Americans. African-Americans are well represented in sports and entertainment. Most Whites do marry Whites, most African-Americans do marry African-Americans. Many cities in USA have a predominantly White neighborhood, a predominantly Black neighborhood, and a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood. Most African Americans do vote for the Democratic Party. You will not see much unity among Americans. However, when faced with a common threat or foreign aggression, then Americans will unite. At the economy level, USA is also a house on stilts. There is plenty of domestic competition in USA. Americans know when to unite and when to disunite. Indians also know when to unite and when to disunite. Both USA and India are houses on stilts.

In India, in the field of education, private schools are becoming popular and offer better quality education compared to government schools.

It is one person one vote, atheism, capitalism, and private schools that will integrate India into global mainstream.