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The ruling party’s apparently liberal argument for making everyone marry, divorce and inherit like Hindus
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Because the state makes it impossible not to be

Exhumations fuel communal tensions

The overbearing role of the state has never been challenged

English-language books offer a glimpse of India’s hopes and dreams

But they are not quite the havens its elites had in mind

In a tricky neighbourhood the country remains calm