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I do.So you consider it a stronger union than the USSR.
The problem with the USSR was that it was a pure dictatorship, governing a land that was far too large, with a population too small to effectively govern; India doesn't that problem, in fact, with India it is the opposite.
India's advantage and biggest problem is population, which is set to grow to 1.7-1.8 billion by 2070
http://populationpyramid.net/india/2068/
However, it doesn't have to worry about land connectivity (which the USSR and current Russian Federation has to worry about), or a dictatorship with zero political opposition. India's political scene is vibrant and diverse, which helps it's political stability, and reduces the risks of insurrection. It's spending hundreds of billions to connect remote areas across state lines.
The funny thing is, Russia cannot survive as a democracy, which is why Putin is so popular, and democratic leaders have been considered incompetent. On the other hand, because of the sheer scale of Russian land, it sparsely populated centers, a strong central government is needed, which is something Putin realizes. However, even a dictatorship can't stop the disintegration of Russia, it can only slow it down.
I firmly believe that Russia will not survive it's current borders in the long run. Whether this century or the next, Russia in it's current borders is simply going to disintegrate.