Changing Dynamics of Indian Federalism

Changing Dynamics of Indian Federalism is a manifesto to evaluate Indian experiment in political institution building. In the field of Union-state relations in India, this claim can be evaluated with the help of assessing various political processes and their changing dynamics in different environments.In the scenario of working of Union-state relations in India, it was envisaged that conflicts would arise and to mitigate such challenges, some structural devices were carved out for conflict resolution. But at all levels such efforts ignored the dynamics of prevalent context. So it was desirable to assess this issue in an overall environment, necessary for the operational viability of political institutions and more specifically the case of union-state relations in India.Federation is not just a structure but a process and so it is important to activate the forum for interaction than going in only for formal arrangements. It is acquiring new dimensions with world economy getting globalised and integrated and paradigm is changing at all levels. So it has ceased to be merely a constitutional problem but has become a political one as well.This book is divided into five chapters with a focus on the role of political parties and economic dynamics apart from historical and constitutional framework. It has also looked into the emerging trends which has transformed the Union State relations in India.