--- ss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Republic of India is a secular democracy. In a > secular country the > government is secular and does not allow religion > into affairs of state (at > least nominally)
There is some basis for the argument that the legal framework of the Republic of India is not entirely secular - in the absence of a uniform civil code for people of all religions, for example. The constitution says that the state shall "endeavour to secure for its citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India." As of now, the state is still endeavouring - in theory, anyway. It's interesting to remember that the words "socialist" and "secular" to the definition of India as a sovereign, democratic republic were only added in 1976, during the Emergency declared by Indira Gandhi's government. cheers, Divya
