Federalism/Union State Relations

1. Analyse the causes of controversy in India, in recent years, in regard to Union-State relations. What are the specific areas of discord? Consider the main issues and offer your comments and suggestions. (About 400 words) (81/II/1a/50)

2. India is not a federation; but it has definite federal features. Elucidate. Planning and federalism make uneasy partners; the planning operations in India have led to erosion of federalism. Discuss. (About 250 words) (82/II/1b/45)

3. What were the objectives in having three separate legislatives lists in the Constitution of India? Can the Parliament make laws in regard to any item in the State list? If so, under what situation? Does any of the issues arising from the above give rise to Union-State controversies? (About 250 words) (83/II/1b/40)

4. Riparian rights are a source of disputes. How are they resolved in a federal system? (About 75 words) (86/I/10a/10)

5. Briefly mention the factors, which have promoted concentration of power in the Centre in India, and discuss the response of the States to the tendency. (About 250 words) (86/II/1a/40)

6. Why is the Indian Constitution called quasi-federal? (87/II/8c(B)/3)

7. "The emphasis in modern federations should not be one division and separation but on Collaboration and on Co-operation." Discuss the statement in the context of Indian Policy. (About 250 words) (90/II/1a/40)

8. 'The planning operations in India have led to erosion of federalism.' Discuss (150 words) (91/II/4d/20)

9. What are the essentials of a true federation? Analyse the nature of the Indian Federation. (About 250 words) (93/II/1a/40)

10. Discuss the major extra-constitutional factors influencing the working of federal polity in India. (150 words) (00/I/8c/15)

11. Discuss the administrative relations between the centre and the states in the light of recent controversies. (in about 250 words) (01/I/6a/30)

12. What are the constitutional restrictions imposed upon the power of borrowing of the state governments? (20 words) (04/I/9b/2)

13. Comment on the financial relations between the Union and the States in India. Has post- 1991 liberlization in any way affected it? (250 words) (05/I/6a/30)

14. Discuss the major extra-constitutional factors influencing the federal polity in the India. (250 words) (08/I/5b/30)

15. Examine the demand for greater state autonomy and its impact on the smooth functioning of Indian polity. (150 words) (08/I/6b/15)

16. Constitutional mechanisms to resolve the inter-state water disputes have failed to address and solve the problems. Is the failure due to structural or process inadequacy or both? Discuss. (2013)

17. Though the federal principal is dominant in our constitution and that principle is one of its basic features, but it is equally true that federalism under the Indian Constitution leans in favour of a strong Center, a feature that militates against the concept of strong federalism. Discuss. (2014)

18. The concept of cooperative federalism has been increasingly emphasized in recent years. Highlight the drawbacks in the existing structure and the extent to which cooperative federalism would answer the shortcomings. (2015)

19. To what extent is Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, bearing marginal note “temporary provision with respect to the State of Jammu and Kashmir”, temporary? Discuss the future prospects of this provision in the context of Indian polity. (2016)