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Critically examine and comment: “Articles 2 and 3 of the Indian Constitution are inconsistent with the spirit of federalism.”

  • UPSC 2010
  • Federalism

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Classical federalism, on the American model of an indestructible Union composed of indestructible States (Texas v. White, 1869), guarantees the units' territorial existence. India inverts this into an indestructible Union of destructible States. Whether that inversion betrays federalism or adapts it depends on distinguishing the two articles and weighing design against use.

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  • What the articles permit
  • The case that Article 3 offends federalism
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