Question

9. Elucidate the term secularism and its significance in a democratic country like India. (5)

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Answer 1

Answer:

ᴏғғɪᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ, sᴇᴄᴜʟᴀʀɪsᴍ ʜᴀs ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ɪɴsᴘɪʀᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ. ɪɴ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ, ᴜɴʟɪᴋᴇ ᴡᴇsᴛᴇʀɴ ɴᴏᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ sᴇᴄᴜʟᴀʀɪsᴍ, ɪɴᴅɪᴀ's sᴇᴄᴜʟᴀʀɪsᴍ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ sᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇ ʀᴇʟɪɢɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ʜᴀs ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴇxᴛᴇɴsɪᴠᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ɪɴ ʀᴇʟɪɢɪᴏᴜs ᴀғғᴀɪʀs. ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴀʟʟʏ sᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇ ʀᴇʟɪɢɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ........

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