Ashi SharmaAIR 12 · CSE 2024 · 156 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening
The preamble is the moral compass of the constitution encapsulating its core ideals.
Sovereignty: ensures ability to take policy decisions independently without external interference and in national interest.
Body · points and prose
→ India has maintained its neutrality in ongoing wars in Russia & Israel in line with strategic autonomy.
Socialism: ensures establishment of a welfare state to create a society with social, economical and political justice.
Secularism: separates the realms of religion and state, and allows for preservation of minority rights and religious reforms. → right to freedom of religion under articles 25-28 (Part III)
Democracy: is the rule of popular sovereignty. Abraham Lincoln defined it as a government of the people, by the people and for the people.
Constitutional provisions reflecting democratic ethos →
- universal adult suffrage, right to freedom of expression, rule of law, parliamentary accountability etc.
Close · a way forward
Therefore preamble's values are the foundation of our polity and should act as the north star in policy formulation.