I agree with Mihir Sharma that in the long term we would have gained much as a society (“As bad as it gets”, April 10). Specifically, I would list three areas in which we have strengthened our commitments to democracy: the gift of markets “that increase living standards and choices” (free trade agreements); the gift of political institutions where “power flows from the consent of the governed” (Right to Information and so on); and the gift of social beliefs “that encourage tolerance and individual autonomy” (press freedom and respect for the judiciary).
M Abraham Mathew Bangalore
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