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The quasi-federal model of governance remains the best fit for India
October 31, 2025 8:02 pm
India’s federal framework, rooted in the principle of ‘self-rule with shared-rule’, has enabled it to transform its diversity into a strategic asset, proving that unity and plurality can coexist and reinforce each other in the world’s largest democracy
Across India, state finances tell the same story: Fiscal fragility, ever-expanding welfare state
October 06, 2025 3:44 pm
Small states remain dependent on transfers, while big states rely more on their own resources and borrowing, but the underlying paradox is the same
Why the amendment bill to remove ministers detained on graft charges has great scope for misuse
August 20, 2025 1:42 pm
Instead of disqualifying ministers just because they are arrested, we should focus instead on fast-tracking serious criminal cases against ministers, ensuring impartial investigations and swifter trials
How the shift to multiparty system shaped India’s political landscape
November 23, 2024 3:14 pm
India’s party system underwent transformations, particularly after the 1967 General Elections. What role did the emergence of regional and non-Congress parties play in reshaping India's political landscape since?
As south states explore a federalism front against Modi govt, how history is repeating itself
September 18, 2024 12:26 pm
Kerala saw a meeting of FMs from 5 non-BJP-ruled states to discuss “over-centralisation” of financial powers, and Karnataka is planning next. Nearly six decades ago, a non-Congress CM was pleading something similar
This is the moment for a new federal compact
June 16, 2024 6:56 pm
The return to coalition government, including regional parties as key power-brokers, as well as the BJP’s greater electoral stake in south India (and the Opposition’s in the north), is an inflection point at which trust and balance could be restored in matters of federalism.
Why Tamil Nadu is claiming disaster relief funds from the Centre
April 05, 2024 12:02 pm
Both the states have approached the Supreme Court arguing that the Centre’s inaction violates the Disaster Management Act of 2005. Here is what you need to know.
P Chidambaram writes: Reducing states to municipalities
January 28, 2024 9:29 am
The states’ share of 41 per cent of net tax revenues has been deviously reduced to approximately 31 per cent.
Ram Madhav on Article 370 verdict: India is a Union, not a Federation
December 16, 2023 9:22 am
The verdict goes by letter and spirit of Constitution, rectifies Nehru’s blunder of indefinitely extending a temporary provision
One Nation, One Election: A blow to federalism, a challenge to implement
September 05, 2023 1:59 pm
It would require multiple constitutional amendments. Simultaneous elections are also an attack on the autonomy and independence of state governments
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