Presidential powers in Indian Constitution, THE INDEPENDENT

From: The Independent (Bangladesh) | Date: September 20, 2002| Author: Zoya Hasan | Copyright information
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It would appear that for the ordinary citizen and the bulk of the political class in India an important feature of APJ Abdul Kalam's becoming the President is that he is a scientist and his politics is largely unknown to them. If true, some remarkable traits about India's political life come to the fore. First, the country's highest constitutional office cannot be trusted in the hands of professional politicians anymore; second, that a non? political person is being inducted...

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