States — Extinction of — Attributes of Statehood — Indian States Absorbed by the Union of India — The Law and Constitution of India.

Recognition — Of States — Absence of Recognition — Effect of — Withdrawal of Recognition — Indian State Absorbed by Union of India — Attributes of Statehood — The Constitution and Law of India.

Statehood — Beginning of State Existence — Existence of a State Notwithstanding Non-Recognition — Protection of Rights of — Succession of States — Extinction of States — British Commonwealth of Nations — Indian States — The Union of India — Merger with — The Constitution and The Law of India.