Indian Polity / Centre State Relations
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Centre State relations in India are utmost important for the survival of the Indian federation. Though the word or expression Federalism or Federation is not mentioned in the Constitution, India is a federal country because it qualifies all the basic features of a federation like division of powers, dual Governments, written and rigid Constitution, bicameralism at Central level, etc. At the same time, there is independent and impartial judiciary as well as supremacy of the Constitution.