The Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946 was a crucial attempt by the British government to devise a constitutional framework for India’s independence while addressing the growing demands of both the Indian National Congress (INC) and the Muslim League. Proposed by a three-member British delegation, the plan sought to preserve Indian unity while granting provinces significant…
The Constitution of India, adopted in 1950, lays down provisions related to citizenship in Part II, which comprises Articles 5 to 11. These articles define who is considered a citizen of India at the commencement of the Constitution and empower the Parliament to regulate future aspects of citizenship. Let’s examine each of these articles in…
Introduction The concepts of nation and citizenship have been integral to political and social discourses across the world. A nation is often defined as a group of people sharing common cultural, historical, linguistic, and sometimes religious attributes, bound together by a collective identity. Citizenship, on the other hand, refers to the legal and political status…