TopicFederalism

Topic: federalism

AIS cadre rules issue is neither complex nor controversial. Here’s what you are missing

Kamal Kumar - 31 January, 2022

Time has perhaps come to amend All India Services Cadre Rules, and make central posting mandatory for a specified period. But only through spirit of federalism.

Bail to Aryan Khan welcome but 20,000 NDPS undertrials still in jails. Courts must introspect

ThePrint Team - 28 October, 2021

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Centre’s order to expand BSF’s jurisdiction in border states strains fragile federal set-up

ThePrint Team - 14 October, 2021

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Assam, Gujarat or Tamil Nadu, sub-nationalism in India is a menace and needs urgent tackling

Madhav Godbole - 26 September, 2021

In ‘India – A Federal Union of States’, former Union home secretary Madhav Godbole writes sub-nationalism is becoming increasingly intolerant everywhere.

YourTurn/SubscriberWrites: Union of India or United States of India? A Tamil word used by DMK sparks a debate

Balaji Alagurajan - 12 June, 2021

India has a federal set up, not a unitary one, and that allows states a degree of autonomy from the central government that should be respected, writes Balaji Alagurajan.

Why India needs Modi to work with his rivals

Mihir Sharma - 4 May, 2021

Modi's personal popularity may keep in him power but it will never completely overcome India’s federal pressures. Regionalism and sub-nationalism need to be accommodated, not denied.

India’s State institutions are failing citizens because they were built to control, not govern

Vibhav Mariwala - 15 March, 2021

While centralising elements are necessary at times, the problem is that India’s institutions have not evolved along with the country’s growth.

Saving India needs saving Indian federalism

Shivam Vij - 13 November, 2020

A lot of India’s problems today stem from over-centralisation.

Why the US is a model of how not to be a democracy

Yogendra Yadav - 4 November, 2020

Thanks to Trump, the whole world woke up to one of the poorly kept secrets of American politics.

India wants US-style govt system, but forgets America doesn’t have ‘one nation, one election’

Praveen Chakravarty - 21 October, 2020

US conducts its presidential election with 50 different rules for 50 states. As C. Rajagopalachari had said, uniformity is not unity.

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ThePrint Team - 28 May, 2021

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‘Congress must die’, I said in 2019. What I meant then, and what’s changed now

Yogendra Yadav - 28 September, 2022

At this juncture in history, you don't hold on to grudges. Following Paul Samuelson, I ask everyone: 'When the situation changes, I change my assessment. What about you, sir?'

78% of Indian abortions are outside clinics, even with a good law

28 September, 2022

For decades, Leicester built communal walls. Waves of immigrants made it more toxic

28 September, 2022

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From ports to energy transition — Adani Group to invest over $100 billion in next decade

Krishna N Das - 27 September, 2022

Speaking at Forbes Global CEO Conference in Singapore, Adani said the group intends to do more as a solar player & has earmarked 70% of the investment for the energy transition space.

Topic: federalism

On Camera

YourTurn

Guidelines for YourTurn submissions

Opinion

‘Congress must die’, I said in 2019. What I meant then, and what’s changed now

78% of Indian abortions are outside clinics, even with a good law

For decades, Leicester built communal walls. Waves of immigrants made it more toxic

Economy

From ports to energy transition — Adani Group to invest over $100 billion in next decade

Defence

All about Shahed-136, Iran’s ‘kamikaze’ drone that Russia is using to strike Ukraine

National Interest

AAP’s filling a big vacuum in Indian politics. Question is how long it can sustain without ideology

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