> is that India has amended its constitution 104 times since 1951. So from my perspective, anything can happen. This is unfortunately very true. India's states

> is that India has amended its constitution 104 times since 1951. So from my perspective, anything can happen. This is unfortunately very true. India's states derive power from the Union, and not the other way round. And the dominance of a single political party at the federal and state level during certain phases has made it relatively easy to subvert and amend democratic safeguards in the constitution. For those curious, India's first amendment to the constitution allowed legislators to make "reasonable" restrictions on free speech after some sections of the media started criticising the newly elected government of Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister [1]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India#Freedom_of_speech https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_of_the_Constit...