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Question
Mention the provisions that constitute India as a secular country.
Solution
- The Indian state has no official religion. No religion is given special treatment under our Constitution.
- The freedom to profess, practice, and propagate any religion, or not to follow any, is guaranteed by the Constitution to all individuals and communities.
- Religious discrimination is prohibited by the Constitution.
- Secularism is an idea that is one of the pillars of our country.
- At the same time, the Constitution allows the state to intervene in religious matters in order to ensure religious community equality.
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