India Amends Law to Protect National Song, Mirrors Japan's Flag

India has made a new law that says you can’t insult or stop people from singing its national song, Vande Mataram.

The law is the same as the one that protects the national anthem, flag, and constitution.

It gives the song the same legal protection and says people who insult it can go to jail for up to three years.

The Supreme Court said earlier that the rules about singing the song were only guidelines, not law.

Now the law makes it mandatory in some places.

Japan also made a law that protects its flag from being insulted.

Both countries did this because some people were disrespecting their national symbols.

The new law is meant to keep everyone proud and respectful of their country’s heritage.