Answer:
A
state that has no official religions and grants equal status to all religions
is called a secular state.
The Constitution of India ensures secularism through following ways
(i) There is no official language for India.
(ii) Unlike the status of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, that of Islam
in Pakistan and Christianity in England, our Constitution does not give any
special status to any religion.
(iii) Under the Right to Freedom of Religion, our Constitution
provides to all citizens freedom to profess, practice and propagate any
religion or not to follow any.
(iv) Our Constitution prohibits discrimination on grounds
of religion.
(v) The Constitution allows the state to intervene in the
matters of religion in order to ensure equality within religious communities.
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