"China has one big and four small stars in its flag to signify that its major nation and a number of minor nations are united in a single state. India has the 24-spoked wheel of the chakravarti or universal ruler in its flag, meaning that within his empire, every tribute-paying vassal state had its own autonomy and traditions. In modern and more egalitarian terms: the Indian federation unites many communities into a single civilization-state."
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Koenraad Elst, On Modi Time: Merits And Flaws of Hindu Activism In Its Day Of Incumbency (2015), Chapter 18
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