The last winter session of Parliament marked 75 years of the Indian Constitution with a debate in both the houses. One might ...
On the 75th anniversary of the coming into effect of the Constitution of India, it is imperative to evaluate the journey of the Indian state from ... “to be used in an emergency”.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh criticized Congress's claims of defending the Constitution, citing the Emergency and suppression ... democratic state with a strong center. "This was being said ...
India's Constitution outlines three types of emergencies: National Emergency, State Emergency (also known as President's Rule), and Financial Emergency. We know the President's Rule very well.
India's former prime minister Indira Gandhi had declared an Emergency from June 25, 1975, to March 21, 1977, during which the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution was adopted by the Parliament.
In 1949, a special provision was added to India's constitution providing autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir. Article 370 allows the state to have its own constitution, a separate flag and independence ...
The imposition of Emergency in 1975 by Indira Gandhi remains one of the darkest chapters in India’s democratic history. The Constitution was used as a weapon to stifle dissent, throttle free ...