Chapter 18 | President | UPSC Indian Polity Podcast

🎙 The UPSC Podcast | Indian Polity Series 📚 Episode: The President of India – Powers, Role & Constitutional Position In this episode, we dive into the highest constitutional authority of India — the President, the nominal executive head and the symbol of national unity. Although India follows a Parliamentary System, the President plays a vital constitutional, ceremonial, and supervisory role in the functioning of the Union Government. In this episode, we discuss: 🔹 Constitutional provisions – Articles 52 to 78 (Part V of the Constitution) 🔹 Election of the President – Electoral College, voting process, and value of votes 🔹 Qualifications, term, and impeachment procedure 🔹 Powers and functions of the President:  • Executive Powers – appointments, administration, and ordinance-making  • Legislative Powers – summoning, proroguing, dissolving Parliament  • Judicial Powers – pardoning and clemency powers under Article 72  • Emergency Powers – during National, State, and Financial Emergencies 🔹 Relationship with the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers 🔹 Discretionary powers and constitutional limitations 🔹 Comparison between the President of India and the President of the USA 🔹 Key debates and judicial interpretations about the President’s role in governance This episode helps UPSC aspirants master the conceptual clarity and analytical depth needed for UPSC Prelims, Mains (GS Paper II), and Polity Optional, with examples from real-life cases and constitutional practice. 🎧 Tune in to understand how the President of India embodies the spirit of the Constitution and ensures the smooth functioning of the democratic system. 🔔 Subscribe to The UPSC Podcast for more exam-oriented and insightful episodes on Indian Polity, Governance, and the Constitution of India.