I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it's the presence of a broad middle class. The stronger the middle class of a people is, the less you have to worry about one group coming in and exploiting the democratic process for its own ends.
I think a lot of Indians want Indian artists to be cultural cheerleaders rather than cultural investigators.
You can keep rummaging around until you find a song you like, but you can't predict whether it'll hit or not.