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Federation - WebArticles.com (2616 words) |
 | In a federation, the self-governing status of the component states is constitutionally entrenched and may not be altered by a unilateral decision of the central government. |
 | The difference between a federation and this kind of unitary state is that in a unitary state the autonomous status of self-governing regions exists at the sufferance of the central government, and may be unilaterally revoked. |
 | A unitary state may closely resemble a federation in structure and, while a central government may possess the theoretical right to revoke the autonomy of a self-governing region, it may be politically difficult for it to do so in practice. |
| Kashmir Sentinel (4690 words) |
 | The acceptance of the 'autonomy of the state', which, evidently, is presumed to be based on exclusion of Jammu and Kashmir State from the Indian constitutional organisation, may lead to the second partition of India. |
 | The Instrument of Accession was evolved by the States department, headed by Vallabh Bhai Patel, and was based upon the principles the Cabinet Mission had stipulated for the accession of the Indian States to the All India federation. |
 | Constituent Assemblies were convened in the Mysore State, the States Union of Saurashtra and the States Union of Travancore-Cochin. |