Has India Withstood the Test of Time?

India has seen ups and downs throughout its long history stretching beyond 5000 years. For thousands of years, India has had a common culture no matter which empire ruled and which empire fell. Mauryas, Satvahanas, Kushans, Guptas, Palas, Mughals, Marathas, the British Raj and finally Sardar Patel kept rebuilding the pieces after everything fell apart. 
Lots of people with a limited knowledge of India predicted that the nation would fall apart easily. They have very little clue of the very strong binding forces that underpin India. There instead came a time during the 1940’s that a few historians and a strong ground in believing that the partition would not be a solution and ultimately the nation will dissolve.  As late as 1991, New York Times penned editorials about the impending collapse of India. 
            Why India's Unity Matters

 |Pity India...  Indian disunion would be a calamity for human rights... History
 |suggests terrible cost if India dissolves.

India didn't dissolve. Instead, it has become a major force to reckon whether it is in economy, tech or military.
India has always been through a persistent period of ups and lows. Some prominent incidences are:
The Ups
1.The Green Revolution
2.The White Revolution
3.The Space Revolution
4.The Nationalisation of the banks
5.The Non-aligned policy to the multi aligned policy
6.The Economic reforms of 1991
7. Continual Stability of the pillars of democracy- free fair elections, independent judiciary, free press, watchdog civil society
8.IT revolution
The Lows
1. Indo-China war
2. The Emergency
3. The Anti-Sikh riots
4. The Babri Masjid demolition
5. Gujarat riots
6. Corruption and nepotism
7. Endemic Casteism

I guess the Ups benefited more people than the downs affected,so weighing up the scale,I will reiterate once again that India has stood the test of time.

We are heading towards fulfilling the dream of becoming supreme power of the world peacefully.

HENCE, there is no confusion! India has definitely withstood the test of time but it is the destiny of the country which it awaits to fulfill. 



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