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Why has federalism succeeded in India? Which three policies adopted by India have ensured this success?

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Federalism is the system of government in which power is shared among the different institutions not within the single constitution body. The constitution outlines the detail of power and functioning of the governments at different levels. India has tried to accommodate all its diversities in its federal set up. The policies that ensures success are:

(i) Linguistic States: States are divided on the basis of the language spoken in the state or region.

Ex. Marathi is the language of Maharashtra, Assamese is the language of Assam etc.

(ii) Language policy: All languages have equal rights. There is no state language in the country.

(iii) Centre state relations: Powers are distributed among the two states and centres.