Chandigarh, Nov. 23 -- India is a diverse country and will remain a social, regional, cultural and linguistic coalition, journalist and political analyst Shahid Siddiqui said during a discourse on the changing dynamics of Indian politics, with fellow analysts Neerja Chowdhury and Rashid Kidwai, on Day 1 of the 13th Edition of CLF Literati 2025, being organised by the Chandigarh Literary Society(CLS), which kicked off at the Lake Club on Saturday.

The session titled 'Indian democracy: Evolving politics and public discourse' was moderated by Hindustan Times Executive Editor Ramesh Vinayak.

Chowdhury held an optimistic view, citing how the Bihar elections showed that the power is devolving to backward communities. But she said our democrac...