International Relations Prelims Question

People inhabiting a definite portion of territory and having a government do not constitute a state, so long as they do not possess sovereignty. India, before 15th August 1947, had all the other elements of the state, but it lacked sovereignty and, therefore, it was not a State.
Sovereignty is the supreme power by which the state commands and exerts political obedience from its people.
A state must be internally supreme and free from external control. Thus, sovereignty has two aspects, internal and external. Internal sovereignty is the state’s monopoly of authority inside its boundaries. This authority cannot be shared with any other state. The state is independent and its will is unaffected by the will of any other external authority. Therefore, every state must have a population, a definite territory, a duly established government and sovereignty. The absence of any of these elements deprives it the status of statehood.
The term ‘liberty’ means the absence of restraints on the activities of individuals and at the same time, providing opportunities for the development of individual personalities.
The Preamble secures to all citizens of India liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship, through their Fundamental Rights, enforceable in the court of law, in case of violation.
Liberty, as elaborated in the Preamble, is very essential for the successful functioning of the Indian democratic system. However, liberty does not mean ‘license’ to do what one likes and has to be enjoyed within the limitations mentioned in the Constitution itself. In brief, the liberty conceived by the Preamble or Fundamental Rights is not absolute, but qualified.
The ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity in our Preamble have been taken from the French Revolution.

People inhabiting a definite portion of territory and having a government do not constitute a state, so long as they do not possess sovereignty. India, before 15th August 1947, had all the other elements of the state, but it lacked sovereignty and, therefore, it was not a State.
Sovereignty is the supreme power by which the state commands and exerts political obedience from its people.
A state must be internally supreme and free from external control. Thus, sovereignty has two aspects, internal and external. Internal sovereignty is the state’s monopoly of authority inside its boundaries. This authority cannot be shared with any other state. The state is independent and its will is unaffected by the will of any other external authority. Therefore, every state must have a population, a definite territory, a duly established government and sovereignty. The absence of any of these elements deprives it the status of statehood.
The term ‘liberty’ means the absence of restraints on the activities of individuals and at the same time, providing opportunities for the development of individual personalities.
The Preamble secures to all citizens of India liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship, through their Fundamental Rights, enforceable in the court of law, in case of violation.
Liberty, as elaborated in the Preamble, is very essential for the successful functioning of the Indian democratic system. However, liberty does not mean ‘license’ to do what one likes and has to be enjoyed within the limitations mentioned in the Constitution itself. In brief, the liberty conceived by the Preamble or Fundamental Rights is not absolute, but qualified.
The ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity in our Preamble have been taken from the French Revolution.

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