In fact, the real issue about civil society in the 21st century is the middle class. Places that have large and competent middle classes are nice or decent places to live. In places that don't have middle classes, even if they've had five elections, tomorrow is unpredictable. Well, most often in history, I'd be willing to argue, middle classes are created by authoritarian regimes. And that's how you get real, meaningful democracy.
Authoritarianism creates middle classes, and the middle classes throw out the authoritarians.
The problem, though, in our world, is that ninety to ninety-five percent of all human births are occurring among the poorest sectors of society or in the poorest countries. So increasing the middle class, in relative terms, is very problematic. India is not an exception to this. India is not a middle class country. I don't see military regimes succeeding.