SHORT ANSWER:
The Indian Constitution empowers the President to take emergency measures under Article 352, 356, and 360.
DETAILS:
- Article 352 allows the President to declare a national emergency in case of war, external aggression, or armed rebellion.
- Article 356 enables the President to impose President's Rule in a state if the constitutional machinery fails.
- Article 360 allows the President to declare a financial emergency if the financial stability or credit of India is threatened.
PUNISHMENT / IMPLICATIONS (if applicable):
- During a national emergency, fundamental rights may be suspended.
- In President's Rule, the state government is dissolved, and the central government takes over administration.
SOURCE:
- Constitution of India
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