Though Indian politics is hardly immune to the appeal of sectarianism, its people have come to accept the idea of India as one land embracing many differences of caste, creed, color, culture, cuisine, conviction, costume, and custom, yet still rallying around a democratic consensus.
A la base du consensus, le simple principe qu'il n'est nul besoin d'être toujours d'accord, sauf sur une chose, la manière d'exprimer son désaccord.