The constitution of India describes India as
a) A Union of States
b) Quasi-federal
c) A federation of state and union territories
d) A unitary State
Answer. a) A Union of States
As per Article 1 in Part 1 of the Indian Constitution, India is the Union of States.
In the constituent Assembly, Dr B R Ambedkar said that " 'Union of States" has been preferred to 'Federation of States' for two reasons:
The Indian Federation is not the result of an agreement among the states, like the American Federation.
The states have no right to secede from the federation.
Other Key Points:
Quasi-federal means despite having two clear sets of government central and the states, more powers are given to the Central Government
As per K C Wheare, the Indian government is Quasi-federal. Because at the time of emergency, India acts as a unitary form of government.
Indian Federation is based on the Canadian Federation with a strong center.
A unitary government is a kind of government system in which power is concentrated at a single level ( the central government).
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