Despite many difficulties, there was one big advantage for the makers of the Indian Constitution which was absent in South Africa. What was it?

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Unlike South Africa, the makers of the Indian Constitution did not have to create a consensus about what a democratic India should look like. Much of this consensus had evolved during the freedom struggle.

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