Borrowed Features of The Indian Constitution from Other Countries

From U.K.

1. Nominal Head - President (like Queen)
2. Cabinet System of Ministers.
3. Post of Prime Minister.
4. Parliamentary Type of Government
5. Bicameral Parliament
6. Lower House more powerful
7. Council of Ministers responsible to Lower House
8. Speaker in the Lok Sabha
9. Single citizenship

From United States

1. Written Constitution
2. Executive head of state known as President and his being the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
3. Vice - President as the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha
4. Fundamental Rights
5. Supreme Court
6. Provision of States
7. Independence of Judiciary and judicial review
8. Preamble
9. Removal of Supreme Court and High Court judges

From USSR

1. Concurrent List
2. Language of the preamble

From Australia

1. Concurrent List
2. Language of Preamble
3. Provision regarding trade, commerce

From Japan:

1. Law on which the Supreme Court function
2. From Weimar Constitution of Germany:
3. Suspension of Fundamental Rights during the emergency

From South Africa:

1. Procedure of Constitutional Amendments

From Canada:

1. Scheme of federation with a strong centre
2. Distribution of powers between Centre and the States and placing. Residuary Power with the Centre

From Ireland:

1. Concept of Directive Principles of State Policy (Ireland borrowed it from SPAIN)
2. Method of election of the President
3. Nomination of members in the Rajya Sabha by the President