India, June 22 -- Part XVIII of the Constitution of India allows for proclaimed by the President of India for a state of Emergency when grave threats to the nation from internal and or external sources or from a financial situations crisis.

Under Article 352 of the Indian Constitution, upon the advice of the Cabinet of Ministers, the President can suspend many provisions of the Constitution, which can block fundamental Rights to the citizens of India, and Acts governing the devolution of powers to the States of India. In the history of India, since 1947, such a State of Emergency has been declared thrice.

The first instance was between October 26, 1962 to November 21, 1962 during the India-China war, when "the security of India" was dec...