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Emergency Provisions

Three types: National (Art 352), State (Art 356), Financial (Art 360) โ€” when India faced crises

India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ 1975 President & Executive

Key Facts

  1. 1

    National Emergency (Art 352): war, external aggression, armed rebellion; declared 1962, 1971, 1975

  2. 2

    President's Rule (Art 356): constitutional failure in state; imposed 120+ times in Indian history

  3. 3

    Financial Emergency (Art 360): financial stability or credit of India threatened โ€” never used so far

โš–๏ธ Did you know? India's only National Emergency declared by PM Indira Gandhi (1975โ€“77) โ€” Fundamental Rights suspended; press censored; deeply controversial

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Category

President & Executive

Country

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India

Year

1975

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Three types: National (Art 352), State (Art 356), Financial (Art 360) โ€” when India faced crises