4 min readChandigarhMar 15, 2026 11:15 PM IST Written by Dhruv Noatay Emphasising that India’s greatest strength lies in the sanctity of its institutions and Constitution, Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari said the country’s ability to navigate an increasingly unstable world will depend as much on internal cohesion as on strategic diplomacy. Tewari was speaking at a discussion on his book A World Adrift, organised by the Punjab Lit Foundation at the Government Museum and Art Gallery auditorium in Sector 10 on Sunday. The conversation was moderated by former Punjab chief secretary Karan Avtar Singh. Reflecting on India’s role in a shifting global order, Tewari said the country faced a greater threat from within than from external actors. Preserving institutions and ensuring that the Constitution remains sacrosanct, he said, would be crucial to safeguarding India’s future. Half jokingly, he remarked that if parliamentarians simply ensured that Parliament functioned smoothly, “we would have done this country a great service”. He argued that India could move forward only if it remained politically anchored “in the middle”, warning against …