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Is it right to say that india is federal country but the word federalism is not used anywhere in the Constitution? Explain

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Dear Chaitanya,
When we speak of federation it means that it a association of self-governing units. However, it India, the units or the states are not totally self-governing and instead are guided and administered by the policies of the centre in several matters. So the framers of the Constitution thought is to be wise to label India as a union of states rather than a federation.

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