Borrowed features of constitution from different countries.

From U.K.	·                     Nominal Head – President (like Queen) ·                     Cabinet System of Ministers ·                     Post of PM ·                     Parliamentary Type of Govt. ·                     Bicameral Parliament ·                     Lower House more powerful ·                     Council of Ministers responsible to Lowe House ·                     Speaker in Lok Sabha
From U.S.	·                     Written Constitution ·                     Executive head of state known as President and his being the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces ·                     Vice- President as the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha ·                     Fundamental Rights ·                     Supreme Court ·                     Provision of States ·                     Independence of Judiciary and judicial review ·                     Preamble
From USSR	·                     Fundamental Duties ·                     Five year Plan
From AUSTRALIA	·                     Concurrent list ·                     Language of the preamble ·                     Provision regarding trade, commerce and intercourse
From JAPAN	·                     Law on which the Supreme Court function
From WEIMAR CONSTITUION OF GERMANY	·                     Suspension of Fundamental Rights during the emergency
From CANADA	·                     Scheme of federation with a strong centre ·                     Distribution of powers between centre and the states and placing. Residuary Powers with the centre
From IRELAND	·                     Concept of Directive Principles of States Policy(Ireland borrowed it from SPAIN) ·                     Method of election of President ·                     Nomination of members in the Rajya Sabha by the President