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Emergency Provisions
Three types: National (Art 352), State (Art 356), Financial (Art 360) โ when India faced crises
India ๐ฎ๐ณ 1975 President & Executive
Key Facts
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National Emergency (Art 352): war, external aggression, armed rebellion; declared 1962, 1971, 1975
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President's Rule (Art 356): constitutional failure in state; imposed 120+ times in Indian history
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Financial Emergency (Art 360): financial stability or credit of India threatened โ never used so far
โ๏ธ Did you know? India's only National Emergency declared by PM Indira Gandhi (1975โ77) โ Fundamental Rights suspended; press censored; deeply controversial
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Three types: National (Art 352), State (Art 356), Financial (Art 360) โ when India faced crises