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Saturday, August 30, 2025
TopicCentre-state relations

Topic: centre-state relations

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.

What explains Modi’s silence as states fight on, relations with Centre worsen

Whether it's Karnataka-Maharahstra or Assam-Meghalaya, Modi govt's reluctance to get dragged into border disputes is self-defeating.

‘BJP destroying federal structure’ — TMC slams Centre-state issue exclusion from home panel talks

Sources in Trinamool Congress claimed subject was dropped though last parliamentary standing committee on home affairs deemed it was important & it was to have been taken up for discussion,

States should take charge of farm subsidies, says study co-authored by ex-CEA Subramanian

Paper says eastern states get fraction of subsidies compared to northern states, and that Centre should focus on research and risk mitigation to deal with adverse climate events.

Covid review turns into political blame game as Modi ‘names & shames’ Oppn states for fuel taxes

PM Modi singled out Opposition-ruled states for doing ‘injustice’ to the people by not reducing fuel taxes. He also praised BJP-ruled states for following Centre’s recommendations.

On Camera

From Vedanta, India turned to Nehruvian socialism and buried its liberal roots: Sharad Joshi

An Indian Hitler will have to be exceptionally lucky to survive for any length of time. This much hope ought to be enough for seekers of liberty and equality, wrote Sharad Anantrao Joshi, president of Swatantra Bharat Paksh party, in 1995.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Ahead of SCO meet, Russia & China stage maiden joint submarine patrol in Sea of Japan, East China Sea

Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.