Cooperative Federalism

BJP national chief J P Nadda on Friday mounted a scathing attack on the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu accusing it of indulging in petty politics, legitimising corruption and not working in the spirit of cooperative federalism. It was a sorry state of affairs that the leaders of this Dravidian party are playing the blame game whereas Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and his BJP believed in development and upliftment of all sections of people, he claimed. The BJP chief lashed out at DMK's ally, the Congress, saying the party which has been representing Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency (now represented by Karti P Chidambaram) for long, has done precious little for development. Addressing reporters here, Nadda said people from different political parties besides large number of women, youth and from other sections were joining the BJP in support of pro-development policies of the Prime Minister who has a special place in his heart for Tamil Nadu. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi belie

PM Modi said that while the Centre and the states may have different schemes, or a different style of working, dreams for a nation will still remain the same

NITI Aayog was responding to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's allegations of the Centre not treating states as equal partners in efforts to make India a developed country.

There is no love lost between the Centre and the states, particularly those ruled by the Opposition parties on various issues

The Karnataka CM on Sunday stressed on strong Centre-State relations

SC verdict has brought clarity in regulation of co-operatives

Federalism is now the primary axis of Indian politics--and the location of the biggest crises of governance.

A country as diverse as ours needs a political culture rooted in constitutional values and political discourse based on truth, respect, civility, and restraint

If the Finance Commission recommends a smaller tax share for states, the Centre will get more money. On what that would do to 'cooperative federalism', you don't need to guess, writes T N Ninan

States don't issue their own currency, and are by definition a more fragile borrowing construct than the Union. The final solution must reflect this asymmetry

The roots of the trust deficit lie in the unwillingness of the political authorities to invest in cooperative federalism since their priority is to secure and wield power at the central level

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

The WB's suspension of the Index will deal a minor blow to the Indian government because the credibility of the rankings, which the government was trumpeting, is now in tatters

Even BJP-ruled states like Karnataka suggest central govt should borrow to compensate states

Gandhi said the migrants and 13 crore families in the bottom half of the population have been cruelly ignored by the government

Centre-state relations during the battle against Covid-19 have caused cooperative federalism to come under massive stress, says the Punjab CM

Lack of demand ails the economy. But that's not addressed, nor are declining exports; the bad old habit of 'loan melas' is back; and tax has been cut in a way that hurts states, writes T N Ninan

While the GST Council has shown that the federal structure is a workable concept, other flashpoints between the Union and states seem to suggest otherwise

It is time the Centre recognised the early signs of protests from states on various governance issues

It is clear that the divide between the BJP and the TDP - indeed, most Andhra Pradesh parties, such as the YSR Congress - is deep