Mainstream Weekly

Whither Indian Federalism? Leaders Versus Public Perception

S K Jain — 2012-06-08T15:51:07Z

The recent controversy around the NCTC (National Counter-Terrorism Centre) as being violative of the federal structure of our Consti-tution has sparked a debate on Indian federalism or popularly called Centre-State relations in India. Due to vigorous protests by the non-Congress-ruled States on the unilateral decision by the Centre to establish the NCTC, the Centre was forced to keep the decision on hold and call a meeting of Chief Ministers to discuss the concern of the States. It was a (…)

- 2012

Indo-US Nuclear Deal: Federalise Foreign Policy

S K Jain — 2008-03-29T03:09:44Z

The Indo-US nuclear deal has generated enough heat to cloud the stability of the Congress-led UPA Government. Without going into the argument over whether the nuclear deal is in or against our national interest, it has raised an important issue of federalisation of the foreign policy and treaty making power of the Central Government.
The Constitution of India gives the Central Government in New Delhi virtually exclusive jurisdiction over issues of foreign and defence policy. In practice (…)

- March 29, 2008