The Objective Resolution, moved by Jawaharlal Nehru in the Constituent Assembly on December 13, 1946, was a pivotal document that laid down the philosophical foundations and guiding principles for the Constitution of independent India. It was unanimously adopted on January 22, 1947, and profoundly influenced the drafting process, particularly the Preamble of the Constitution.

The Resolution declared India to be an 'Independent Sovereign Republic' and aimed to secure for all its people justice (social, economic, and political), liberty (of thought, expression, belief, faith, worship, vocation, association, and action), equality (of status and opportunity), and fraternity (assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity of the nation). It also pledged to safeguard the rights of minorities, backward and tribal areas, and other depressed and backward classes.

Furthermore, it asserted that all power and authority of the sovereign independent India, its constituent parts, and organs of government are derived from the people. It envisioned India's role in promoting world peace and the welfare of mankind. The Objective Resolution thus articulated the aspirations and values that the newly independent nation sought to embody, serving as a moral and ideological blueprint for the Constitution, shaping its democratic, secular, and socialist character.