Despite its humongous size with diverse demography and all its weaknesses & deficiencies, India today is on the verge to become a global superpower. how did they achieve all this while till early 90s they were a mere basket case? the answer is simple - they are a democracy where the civilians decides the future course of action. despite their flaws they are flourishing. its painful to see all this while looking at Pakistan which had such a massive potential but, unfortunately, hurtling towards becoming a failed state with no hope in sight.