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STRONG CENTRE OR WEAK STATES.

                       In the words of Immanuel Kant, “The problem of setting up a state can be solved by a nation of devils, so long they have understanding and constitution which pits opposing factions against each other by a system of checks and balances”. The words of Kant directly focus on the power and importance of ‘The Constitution’.  The Constitution is a document which is a reflection of society; It is an introduction of a country to the other world. It is the first law of the country or fundamental document of a land from which all other laws gain their authority. I think Kant was a little unlucky to witness the world’s bulkiest constitution, ‘The Indian constitution’. It is also called as a constitution of constitutions because it adopted the provisions from the Constitutions of various other countries. The Indian constitution, in terms of dealing with the state, follows a unique structure of the quasi-federal and quasi-unitary system as stated by Justice Ahmadi in S.R. Bom