Importance of the First Amendment

Even though India and United States are democracies and melting pots, Atanu says, there are significant dissimilarities.

It is unlikely that Mera Bharat will ever become mahan because it does not have the equivalent of the First Amendment. Lacking that First Amendment, the government of India is free to pitch one religious group against another. This does create conflict and this conflict will only intensify as the government gets more and more bold in dividing the nation on religious lines.