Indian Constitution has absorbed those features from other nations’ constitutions that suited Indian problems and aspirations. Constituent Assembly took the best of features from everywhere and made them it’s own.
Our constitution has features taken from the Government of India Act, 1935. Those features are:
- Federal Scheme
- Office of governor
- Judiciary
- Public Service Commissions
- Emergency provisions
- Administrative details
The other borrowed provisions from different countries and details of those are given below:
1. Australia
- Concurrent list
- Freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse
- Joint-sitting of the two Houses of Parliament
2. Canada
- Federation with a strong Centre
- Vesting of residuary powers in the Centre
- Appointment of state governors by the Centre
- Advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
3. Ireland
- Directive Principles of State Policy
- Nomination of members to Rajya Sabha
- Method of election of the president
4. Japan
- Procedure Established by law
5. Soviet Union (USSR) (now, Russia)
- Fundamental duties
- Ideals of justice (social, economic and political) in the Preamble
6. UK (United Kingdom)
- Parliamentary government
- Rule of Law
- Legislative procedure
- Single Citizenship
- Cabinet system
- Prerogative writs
- Parliamentary privileges
- Bicameralism
7. US (United States)
- Fundamental rights
- Independence of judiciary
- Judicial review
- Impeachment of the president
- Removal of Supreme Court and High Court judges
- Post of vice-president
8. Germany (Weimar)
- Suspension of Fundamental Rights during emergency
9. South Africa
- Procedure for amendment in the Indian Constitution
- Election of members of Rajya Sabha
10. France
- Republic
- Ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity in the Preamble
