Encouraging cultural diversity is good policy from both the practical and the principled point of view. Justify the statement using India’s case as a Nation-State.

Encouraging cultural diversity – ( using case of India as a Nation-state)

1. The Indian Nation-state is socially and culturally one of the most diverse countries of the world.
2. It has one of the largest populations speaking multiple languages (dialects).
3. It consists of multiple religions, plural in beliefs and practices.
4. In terms of Nation-state’s relationship with community identities, the Indian case fits neither the “assimilationist“nor the “integrationist” model.
5. The Constitution declares the State to be a secular state, but religion, language and other such factors are not banished from the public sphere.
6. By international standards, very strong constitutional protection is offered to minority religions.
7. India’s problems have been more in the sphere of implementation and practice rather than Laws or principles.