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Article 356 and President’s Rule: How Often It’s Been Used Under Modi
Judiciary, Law & Institutions

Article 356 and President’s Rule: How Often It’s Been Used Under Modi

Article 356 gives the central government a genuinely extraordinary power: the ability to dissolve an elected state government and place a state under direct central administration.…

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Farm Laws Repeal: The Legal and Parliamentary Process Explained
Judiciary, Law & Institutions

Farm Laws Repeal: The Legal and Parliamentary Process Explained

Our earlier articles covered why the 2020 farm laws were introduced and their federalism dimension. This article focuses narrowly on something distinct from both: the specific…

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CAA in the Courts: The Legal Debate Around the Citizenship Amendment Act
Judiciary, Law & Institutions

CAA in the Courts: The Legal Debate Around the Citizenship Amendment Act

Our earlier article covered why Modi's government passed the Citizenship Amendment Act and the debate surrounding its stated purpose. This article focuses specifically on the law's…

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Marital Rape Exception: The Legal Debate Still Before the Courts
Judiciary, Law & Institutions

Marital Rape Exception: The Legal Debate Still Before the Courts

Few questions in Indian criminal law remain as genuinely unresolved and contested as whether a husband can be criminally prosecuted for rape within marriage. This article…

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Same-Sex Marriage in Indian Courts: How the Supreme Court Ruled and What Comes Next
Judiciary, Law & Institutions

Same-Sex Marriage in Indian Courts: How the Supreme Court Ruled and What Comes Next

In October 2023, India's Supreme Court delivered one of its most closely watched recent rulings, deciding whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. This…

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Centre-State Relations Under Modi: Before 2014 vs After 2014
Federalism & Centre–State Relations

Centre-State Relations Under Modi: Before 2014 vs After 2014

Having covered nineteen distinct Centre-state flashpoints and coordination mechanisms across this category, from NITI Aayog's institutional redesign to Governor controversies to fund disputes, this final article…

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One Nation One Election: What It Means for India’s Federal Structure
Federalism & Centre–State Relations

One Nation One Election: What It Means for India’s Federal Structure

Our earlier article explained how the One Nation One Election proposal works mechanically and where it stands legislatively. This article focuses specifically on the federalism dimension:…

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Jammu & Kashmir Statehood: Status of the Restoration Promise
Federalism & Centre–State Relations

Jammu & Kashmir Statehood: Status of the Restoration Promise

When Jammu and Kashmir's special status was abrogated in 2019, the government made a specific commitment: full statehood would eventually be restored, even as the territory…

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When State Schemes Overlap With Central Schemes: How It’s Managed
Federalism & Centre–State Relations

When State Schemes Overlap With Central Schemes: How It’s Managed

India's federal welfare system regularly produces genuine overlap: both the Centre and individual states run their own welfare schemes covering similar ground, from health insurance to…

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