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Highlight any three issues of consensus to show that in the midst of severe competitions and conflicts, a consensus has appeared among most political parties.

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Suggest any three measures which, in your opinion are very effective to strengthen the national integrity and unity of India.

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Though there exists ideological difference in various political parties, but for the development of the country, on many crucial issues, a broad agreement has emerged among most of the parties. In the mindst of severe competition and many conflicts, a consensus has emerged among most of the parties. These consensus consists of four elements:

(1) First, agreement on new economic policies while many groups are opposed to new economic policies, most political parties are in support of the new economic policies. Most parties believe that these policies would lead the country to prosperity and a status of economic power in the world.

(2) Second, acceptance of the political and social claims of the backward castes - political parties have recognized the social and political claims of the backward castes need to be accepted. As a result, all political parties now support reservation of seats for the "Backward Classes" in education, employment and even in the adequate share of power in political parties itself.

(3) Third, acceptance of the role of State level parties in governance of the country. The distinction between state level and national level parties is becoming less important. Since, state level parties are showing power at the national level, and have played a central role in the country?s politics in recent years.

(4) Fourth, emphasis on pragmatic considerations rather than ideological positions and political alliances without ideological agreement - Coalition politics has shifted the focus of political parties from ideological differences to power sharing arrangements. For example, most parties of the NDA did not agree with the "Hindutva" ideology of the BJP, yet they came together to form a government and remained in power for a full term.

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Three measures of strengthen national integrites and units of India:

(1) Economic Unity: Economic inequality exist in our country this is no less than a fact. For the sake of national integration, we have to see that no part of the country is particularly backward from the economic viewpoint. For that the backward classes and the minority people should be accorded special assistance for their general uplift.

(2) Society Unity: India is having various types of social inequalities on the basis of religion, caste, community, class, regions, wealth and poverty. People of the various sections of society do not have a feeding of sympathy and brotherhood for each other.

(3) Emotional Unity: For national integration, the people of the level must come together into one emotional thread. There can be no national integration unless all the people consider themselves as one. Through emotional integration we get the power and implist sections of the people for national integration.