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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicCentre-state relations

Topic: centre-state relations

How Centre’s downsizing of Panjab University Senate has sparked larger debate on democracy & federalism

With PU's top decision-making Syndicate to function without elections, it marks control of Centre over 142-year-old university. The Senate’s strength is down from 90 to 24 members.

Why a report by Stalin-appointed panel on state autonomy may trigger fresh Centre-TN faceoff

Prof M. Naganathan, 1 of 3 members of panel headed by retired SC judge Kurian Joseph, said panel expected to submit interim report in January 2026, months before state elections.

India faces its most dangerous decade while Modi is wasting his political capital on elections

PM Modi must ask himself a simple question: what is the use of all my prestige and political capital if it ultimately does not get things done for the country?

In Stalin’s announcement of panel for Tamil Nadu’s autonomy, a dig at Centre & a push for ‘all states’

Three-member panel headed by a retired SC judge is expected to submit its draft report by January next year & a comprehensive report within two years.

What’s behind Siddaramaiah’s invite to 8 CMs for discussion on fiscal federalism

CMs of high revenue states Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala invited. Karnataka CM has long cited ‘injustice’ meted out to state by Modi govt.

Why SC refused Kerala relief on borrowing cap set by Centre but referred case to constitution bench

The court observed that Kerala’s petition points to 'various questions of significant importance impacting the federal structure of governance as embedded in Constitution'.

What’s the ordinance on bureaucrat posting in Delhi & Kejriwal-Centre tussle over ‘services’

Ordinance sets up Authority chaired by CM & two IAS officers which will decide all matters by ‘majority of votes’. Further, L-G will have final say if there is difference of opinion.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.