India, Sept. 19 -- Congrats Indira Gandhi.

We live in a polarised country that has a clear dichotomy: fervent supporters of our dear prime minister who place him on a pedestal and the rest of the country which decries him and his rule with the same passionate fervour. Love him or hate him, in 2014 he accomplished a feat that no party had since the Congress 1984 - they won a majority as a singular party. He then achieved it again in 2019, offering such few seats to the opposition that it was rendered redundant.

The twenty-year period where the diverse nation was ruled by tense coalitions, the autonomy and independence of state governments, the rise of the BJPs right-wing Hindu nationalist agenda and of course the downfall of India's politi...