Axes of the Indian Nation

Abstract

The thinking of leaders like Nehru, Savarkar and Ambedkar influenced the developing India; Savarkar’s led to the Hindu/Non-Hindu axis, while Ambedkar’s to the Dalit/Non-Dalit Axis, and high income-inequality provided the Rich/Poor axis. These three axes give rise to eight possible groups, which differ widely in their ‘power’ and ‘number shares. State elites, comprising of bureaucrats, external groups and organized interests, Indian and foreign, additionally contribute to the complexity of the situation as the non-axial groups, which are engaged in a continuous tussle that is nowhere near equilibrium. And, this complex situation, is today defining the authority the state can have. The conclusion – from a powerful state, a devolved power structure has to evolve.