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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
TopicCooperative federalism

Topic: cooperative federalism

Thanks, Pakistan. Now India needs to do a 1985, not 1992

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Modi govt plans annual meeting with state chief secys, to ‘talk problems & thrash out fixes’

The first annual conference, likely to be held in June, could be chaired by PM Modi himself. Dharamshala is proposed location for meet being coordinated by NITI Aayog.

GST has muddied the entire lake of India’s federalism. SC ruling only put a stamp on it

Fixing India’s ailing GST does not merely entail technical measures to boost tax buoyancy but also re-establishing trust between the Union and states.

Modi asks Opposition states to lower VAT on fuel, ‘not fair to your people’

The PM noted some states had not cut taxes on petrol, diesel even after the Centre cut excise duties.

Unfortunate that Modi has a broken relationship with non-NDA CMs, a hole in ‘sabka saath’

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How Budget 2022 is largely transparent, but political

Budget deficit target is doable, increased capex is a positive & it takes a realistic, if political, view of disinvestment. But protectionism, rising debts, slashed subsidies are problems.

States can’t veto Delhi request for IAS officers, Modi govt proposes & sparks a row

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has already written a letter of protest to PM Modi against proposed amendments to IAS (Cadre) Rules. Other Opposition-ruled states could follow.

Modi has a new Arvind Kejriwal to deal with. It’s Mamata Banerjee

Constant tussles with BJP govt help Mamata, Kejriwal raise their stature from being state satraps to national leaders, and show they can stand up to Modi's might.

In Modi-Mamata tussle, it’s the IAS that is losing out. Supreme Court must step in

Once known as the ‘steel frame’, the All India Services has been forced to adopt the motto of ‘Bend it like Beckham’.

How Modi’s mantra of ‘cooperative federalism’ has unravelled under 2nd Covid wave strain

Central and state officials say ‘tsunami was staring us in the face’ before cases started spiking, and Modi govt did not map data with action required on the ground.

On Camera

No one should have to choose between a roof and two meals. But India’s migrants do, every day

India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India’s air defence system foiled 1,000 Pakistani drone attacks on 9 May—Modi tells Parliament

New Delhi: India’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 1,000 drones and missiles launched by Pakistan on 9 May during Op Sindoor, Prime Minister...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.