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The Preamble's declaration of India as 'Sovereign' signifies that India has supreme authority in internal and external affairs, free from external control, and can determine its own ______ relations, defense policies, and constitutional arrangements.
- economic
- foreign
- cultural
- administrative
Answer: foreign
Sovereignty in Preamble: (a) Internal sovereignty: Supreme authority within territory; Parliament, State Legislatures can legislate subject to constitutional limits; executive, judiciary function independently, (b) External sovereignty: Freedom from external control; India can determine its own foreign relations, defense policies, international commitments, (c) Applications: (i) Foreign policy: Non-alignment, strategic autonomy, multilateral engagement reflect sovereign decision-making, (ii) Defense: Independent defense policies, nuclear doctrine, military modernization reflect sovereign security choices, (iii) Constitutional arrangements: Federal structure, Fundamental Rights, amendment procedure reflect sovereign constitutional design, (d) Limits: (i) International law: Sovereignty exercised within framework of international law, treaties, UN Charter, (ii) Constitutional limits: Sovereign power subject to constitutional limits (basic structure, Fundamental Rights), (e) Illustrates calibrated sovereignty: Preamble's sovereignty not absolute but exercised within constitutional, international frameworks; balance between national autonomy and global cooperation, rule of law.