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According to Granville Austin, which of the following was / were the most significant contributions of India to constitution-making ?

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According to Granville Austin in his seminal work, 'The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation', the two most significant and original contributions of India to the process of constitution-making were the principles of 'Consensus' and 'Accommodation'. Austin highlights that the Constituent Assembly preferred decision-making by consensus rather than simple majority votes, which he identifies as a distinctive Indian style of politics. 'Accommodation' referred to the ability to combine seemingly incompatible concepts—such as federalism and unitarism—without compromising on core values. While Austin also emphasized the 'Social Revolution' as the transformative goal of the Constitution, he specifically categorized consensus and accommodation as the unique procedural contributions made by the Indian framers to the global history of constitutionalism [1].

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  1. [1] https://www.bbau.ac.in/Docs/FoundationCourse/TM/MPDC405/GRANVILLECONSTITU.pdf
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