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Indian Political System Evolution and Features of Constitution

Consider the following statements:

1. The Indian State may engage with religion negatively to oppose religious tyranny.

2. Secularism is a doctrine that opposes all forms of inter-religious domination.

3. Indian secularism is based on the concept of Principled distance.

How many of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

Only one

Only two

Only three

None

Statement 1 is correct: The Indian State may engage with religion negatively to oppose religious tyranny.
This is reflected in actions such as the ban on untouchability. The State may also choose a positive mode of engagement. Indian Secularism does not require a total separation of religion from the state of affairs. It rejects non-interference in religion. But it is also not excessively interventionist.
Statement 2 is correct: Secularism is first and foremost a doctrine that opposes all forms of institutionalised religious domination.It challenges not merely interreligious but also intra-religious domination. Put positively, it promotes freedom within religions, and equality between, as well as within, religions.
Statement 3 is correct: Indian secularism is based on the concept of principled distance between the state and the religion. This means that the state gives equal preference to every religion and respects them all equally. However, the state may interfere if such interference is deemed necessary.