Question

When France or Canada have similar problems, no one talks about failure or disintegration. Why are we under this constant suspicion?

Answer 1

India faced doubts because it was a newly independent, highly diverse country with serious challenges such as poverty, inequality and regional divisions. Some observers feared that political succession after Nehru might fail and threaten democracy or national unity. However, the peaceful successions from Nehru to Shastri and then to Indira Gandhi showed that these fears were not borne out; suspicion often reflected outside pessimism and unequal assumptions about postcolonial countries.