"cooperative-federalism"

Southern States have raised legitimate concerns about unfair treatment in the sharing of the divisible pool of central taxes

By rejecting timelines for gubernatorial assent, the Court has weakened prospects for stronger federalism

Telangana’s tax contribution to the Centre has surged nearly fourfold in five years, but the State receives only 42% in return. Economists warn that rising cesses and an inequitable devolution formula are undermining federal balance and disadvantaging high-performing States

With its nuanced stance on timelines for assent to Bills, India's top court has upheld separation-of-powers boundaries

Despite Prime Minister Modi’s talk of ‘Team India’ spirit, over the last few years, there has been a systematic attempt to chip away at the core principles of fiscal federalism and thereby weaken the States

Amid the raging debate over the implications of the over-centralisation of powers, the Presidential Reference has raised significant questions, both constitutional and political

Punishing successful States and rewarding the failed ones will further widen the fissure between North and South

Instead of enabling close coordination with states to improve educational standards, the UGC draft regulations will marginalise the role of states and curtail diversity

States, like the union govt, draw their authority from the Constitution and are free to operate in the field allocated to them

The ‘take-it-or-leave-it’ approach of the Modi govt on GST demonstrates its arrogant attitude