Current Trends and Issues in Indian Federalism
| Published date | 01 June 2019 |
| Date | 01 June 2019 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0019556119844591 |
| Author | Prakash Chandra Jha |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
Current Trends and
Issues in Indian
Federalism
Prakash Chandra Jha1
Abstract
The article examines the recent trends and issues in Indian federalism. The
federal system has become transformedy in the last seven decades—from being
dismissed as a full-fledged federal system to a widely acclaimed federal system
in the world. Simply put, Indian federalism has become more meaningful and
functional post-liberalisation. The article has examined this turnaround. From a
subordinate position till the late 1980s, states rose to occupy a strategic position
in India’s move from a command economy to a market economy. No wonder,
therefore, the Centre became more interested in involving states in even
forbidden area such as foreign policy matters. Divisive politics in several states
today is being replaced by developmental politics. States are not only competing
but also learning from each other. States are being seen by the Centre as drivers
of India’s growth.
Keywords
Competitive federalism, states’ paradiplomacy, common market, laboratory
federalism, resource federalism
Introduction
The adoption of market economy heralded a new era in which states came to
occupy a strategic position in India’s market-led economy. The Centre has even
gone to the extent of encouraging the states to negotiate loans/foreign direct
investments (FDIs) with overseas banks/institutions directly since the 1990s.
With central grants in aid no longer being seen as the only source for financing
Article
Indian Journal of Public
Administration
65(2) 377–389, 2019
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1 Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Management, International Trade & Commerce,
Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Corresponding author:
Prakash Chandra Jha, Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Management, International Trade
& Commerce, Vivekananda Global University, Sector 36, NRI Road, Jagathpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan
303012, India.
E-mail: prakashjnu@gmail.com
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