The American Influence on the Indian Constitution: A Study of Adopted Provisions

The Indian Constitution is a remarkable achievement of numerous constitution framers, over two years and brought into effect nearly three years after India attained independence. While the freedom struggle stands as one of the greatest milestones in Indian history, the framing of the Constitution is another landmark event that deserves to be remembered by all. However, the constitution of India was not entirely written on its own but several of its principles were inspired by constitutions of other nations. Most of the principles were adapted from the constitution of United states of America. The borrowing of such principles shows the vision of constitution framers to create a progressive nation. This paper discusses about all those principles that are adapted from the constitution of America and their influence on the Indian constitutional framework.