India was and will always be secular—not because the word "secular" was inserted into the Preamble of the Constitution by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during the 42nd Amendment in 1976, at a time when the opposition was in jail, which was an unfair act. India is secular because of the inherent nature of the majority Hindu population, who believe and uphold the principle of *Sarva Dharma Sambhava* (equal respect for all religions).

Have you ever seen a neighboring country remain secular when Hindus became a minority? Why are these so-called Islamic countries not secular? Because they do not embrace the idea of *Sarva Dharma Sambhava* like Hindus do. This is precisely why the insertion of "secular" into the Constitution was unnecessary and forced during the Emergency.**

How can a country truly be "Dharma Nirpeksh" (neutral to righteousness)? Righteousness—*Dharma*—should always be at the core of governance. Secularism, in the Indian context, has no relevance when the majority of the population naturally believes in respecting all faiths. The government should be *faith nirpeksha* (neutral to religious practices), not *dharma nirpeksha*

**The very essence of India's secularism comes not from any constitutional amendment, but from its deep-rooted cultural and spiritual values, where every faith has space to coexist, and every individual has the freedom to follow their own path. Indian governance should focus on justice, righteousness, and equality, not on enforcing Western ideals of secularism which disconnect governance from the spiritual and moral essence of its people.