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Monday, November 10, 2025
TopicFederalism

Topic: federalism

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Bengal angry as Modi govt sets conditions with higher borrowing limit

While Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has said her government 'won’t bow down', Kerala FM Thomas Isaac has claimed the step 'sets a bad precedent'.

PM puts onus to reopen India on states. Promise of Rs 20-lakh cr package will depend on details

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Indian states can absorb diverse Covid response models, but Modi govt using one size for all

Modi govt's command and control approach puts India at risk of losing the advantages gifted by its size and federal constitutional structure.

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.