The Indian Constitution incorporates features of both a federal and a unitary system. Federal features include the division of powers, dual government, bicameralism, and a written and rigid constitution. Unitary or non-federal features include a strong centre, single constitution, single citizenship, integrated judiciary, appointment of state governors by the centre, All-India Services, and emergency provisions.
Who described Indian Union as, “a federation with a centralising tendency” ?
Asked in APPSC Group II Mains paper 1 2025 · Topic: The Centre-State Relations (Trends and Challenges in Indian Federalism: Political, Administrative, and Financial aspects)
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