USA progressed as they dared to progress. India has never dared. USA is super power as they actively participated in world war activities and they nuked Japan and that day started USA domination. And take my words the next super power will again be decided by a war and not by words..
India has never had the guts to do any thing unique at international level. India has always been ruled by some one else..
Its not history its just the policies of Gandhi that India is secular..
And for ur info USA does not suffer as it has only 0.5% muslims and 86.4% identify themselves as christians so problem does not exist..