Question

What do you understand by secular state in India?

Answer 1

As per the Constitution of India, India is a Secular state. From this we can understand that

• State cannot take away the religious freedom of individuals.
• State is not allowed to enforce any particular religion on any individual.
• Indian Secularism ensures that some members of a religious community cannot dominate other members of the same religious community.
• Indian secularism ensures that one religious community does not dominate other religious communities.
• The Indian state distances itself from all religions.
• The Indian state does not support any one religion.
• The Indian state is not ruled by a religious group.
• The Indian state does not promote any religion or display any religion in Government spaces like Government offices, Government schools, police stations, courts, etc.
• If a state wants to interfere in the religious practices of a particular religion, it can only happen based on the ideals given in the Constitution.