ISIS captured large territories in Syria and Iraq, that doesn't legitimise it as a politically unified nation. This definition works for countries like in Euro

ISIS captured large territories in Syria and Iraq, that doesn't legitimise it as a politically unified nation. This definition works for countries like in Europe who have very little of their pagan roots left. Further more Europe is divided mostly on linguistic and on catholic/protestant divide (with exceptions and then there is Switzerland or Belgium). India is a civilisational state, it has long established cultural interoperability. Indian epics, temples and traditions are 1000s of years old and still maintain deep roots. For Indians, the recent notions of a nation state is irrelevant. If that is the case then perhaps like China you may find more than 60% of its territory held together by force, with Hanification and reeducation camps.