Current challenges to multinational federalism in India

India’s multinational federation has experienced multiple challenges in the last 25 years, relating to the rise of coalition politics and the process of economic liberalisation, both of which have increased the power of some of the states of the federation at the expense of others. The internal bord...

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Main Authors: Adeney, Katharine, Bhattacharyya, Harihar
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
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description India’s multinational federation has experienced multiple challenges in the last 25 years, relating to the rise of coalition politics and the process of economic liberalisation, both of which have increased the power of some of the states of the federation at the expense of others. The internal borders of India continue to be restructured, with the latest state, Telangana, created in 2014. India is often seen as a successful multinational federation but it is important to recognise the limitations of this success, as well as the areas where the rise of an aggressive Hindu nationalism poses a powerful threat to India’s multinational federal democracy.
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spelling nottingham-515652020-05-04T19:43:42Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51565/ Current challenges to multinational federalism in India Adeney, Katharine Bhattacharyya, Harihar India’s multinational federation has experienced multiple challenges in the last 25 years, relating to the rise of coalition politics and the process of economic liberalisation, both of which have increased the power of some of the states of the federation at the expense of others. The internal borders of India continue to be restructured, with the latest state, Telangana, created in 2014. India is often seen as a successful multinational federation but it is important to recognise the limitations of this success, as well as the areas where the rise of an aggressive Hindu nationalism poses a powerful threat to India’s multinational federal democracy. Taylor & Francis 2018-06-30 Article PeerReviewed Adeney, Katharine and Bhattacharyya, Harihar (2018) Current challenges to multinational federalism in India. Regional and Federal Studies, 28 (4). pp. 409-425. ISSN 1743-9434 India; Federalism; Ethnic conflict; Ethnofederalism; Multinational federalism https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13597566.2018.1473855 doi:10.1080/13597566.2018.1473855 doi:10.1080/13597566.2018.1473855
spellingShingle India; Federalism; Ethnic conflict; Ethnofederalism; Multinational federalism
Adeney, Katharine
Bhattacharyya, Harihar
Current challenges to multinational federalism in India
title Current challenges to multinational federalism in India
title_full Current challenges to multinational federalism in India
title_fullStr Current challenges to multinational federalism in India
title_full_unstemmed Current challenges to multinational federalism in India
title_short Current challenges to multinational federalism in India
title_sort current challenges to multinational federalism in india
topic India; Federalism; Ethnic conflict; Ethnofederalism; Multinational federalism
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