Table Of Content“In an era of populist nationalism, it is important to better understand Indian
federalism. This book offers insightful perspectives on federalist cooperation
and competition through practical case analyses of important policies such
as climate change, the Forest Rights Act, Integrated Child Development
Scheme, and more.”
John Kincaid , Professor, Lafayette College, Easton,
Pennsylvania , USA
“This book is a welcome contribution to scholarship exploring the operation
of federal principles in the most highly populated federation in the world.”
Nicholas Aroney , Professor Constitutional Law, University of
Queensland, Australia
“This volume indeed lives up to its title in covering the new dimensions. Rekha
Saxena has done a wonderful job of bringing together an upcoming crop of
scholars to provide insights into current issues of federal practice in India.
By looking at intergovernmental relations through the lens of globalization,
environmental policy and fiscal federalism the volume provides readers with
a better understanding of the imperatives and motivations behind recent
policy choices made by governments in India. I highly recommend this
volume for anyone interested in contemporary India.”
Rupak Chattopadhyay , President and CEO, Forum of
Federations, Canada
“Timely and well-documented. Young scholars throw light on varied aspects
of the multilevel federal system which holds India together.”
B alveer Arora, Chairman, Centre for Multilevel Federalism
and Former Professor and Rector-Pro Vice-Chancellor,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
N EW DIMENSIONS IN FEDERAL
DISCOURSE IN INDIA
This book explores hitherto unaddressed dimensions in federalism studies
in India. It traces continuities and changes in Indian federalism since
independence, especially economic liberalization. Beginning with the 1990s,
due to the emergence of a multi-party system, coalition governments, change
in judicial temper and the onset of privatization and globalization in the
economy, there has been a trend toward greater federalization in India.
However, in the context of a one-party majority in a coalition government
since 2014, new aspects have emerged in Indian federalism.
The volume engages with several facets of federalism: administrative
federalism; environmental and resource federalism; changing dynamics of
fiscal federalism; and multi-level governance. With comparative data and
case studies across different states of India, it brings together a range of issues,
including Article 356 and its dysfunctions; land acquisition; decentralized
governance; tribal rights; the roles of central and state governments;
concerns regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act; recent abrogation of
Article 370 and 35 A; Delhi and statehood; climate change; MGNREGA;
implementation of ICDS; and the cooperative and competitive nature of
Indian federalism.
C omprehensive and topical, this book will be useful to scholars and
researchers of political science, federalism, comparative federal studies,
political studies, comparative politics, public administration, governance
and development studies. It will also interest policy makers, bureaucrats,
government organizations, NGOs and civil society activists.
R ekha Saxena is Professor at the Department of Political Science, University
of Delhi, India.
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CONTENTS
List of figures and tables xi
List of abbreviations xii
List of contributors xiv
Foreword xviii
WILFRIED SWENDEN
Preface xxii
Acknowledgments xxiv
Introduction: dialectics of collaborative and competitive
federalism 1
REKHA SAXENA
PART I
Administrative federalism 25
1 Article 356 and its dysfunctions: analysis of its misuse in
the Indian federal system 27
SUBHENDU RANJAN RAJ
2 Indian Forest Service: mandate and state governments 51
REKHA SAXENA AND RAJESH RANJAN
3 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India: Institutional
Autonomy, Net Neutrality, and Cyberspace Governance 60
NIRAJ KUMAR AND MAHENDRA PRASAD SINGH
4 Delhi and statehood: problematic law and order and
federal trade-off 79
AMNA MIRZA AND BHAV NATH JHA
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