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1. Constrained Federalism and the Limits of Urban Decentralization: Explaining India’s Urban Governance Deficit through Intergovernmental Political Economy: (Essay); Prakash Chittoor and Naveen Kolloju India’s urban governance reveals a central paradox of federalism: despite constitutional decentralization under the 74th Amendment, Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) ...; Created on 05 June 2026
2. Symbolic Federalism and Real Exclusion: Post-Statehood Governance in Telangana and the Limits of Subnational Transformation: (Essay); Raju Chaketi, Swati Nupur Tigga and Naveen Kolloju The formation of Telangana in 2014 was widely celebrated as a landmark moment in the evolution of Indian federalism and as a decisive response ...; Created on 20 April 2026
3. Modi’s Nehru Jacket: President’s Rule Invocations during the tenures of Prime Ministers Nehru and Modi: (Essay); ... in a state (province)’ and acquire executive and legislative powers of the state (provincial) government, until the constitutional machinery is restored. In between 1950-2024, Indian central governments ...; Created on 20 November 2024
4. The Current Challenges to Asymmetric Federalism in India in Comparative Perspective: (Essay); ... in India in 2019 by the Union government and its judicial approval in 2023 has been very challenging to Indian federalism. Since the States in India are based mostly on some ethnic identity, any attack ...; Created on 22 July 2024