The Sarkaria Commission and India's struggle for federalism
- 1 March 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Contemporary South Asia
- Vol. 8 (1) , 41-63
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09584939908719855
Abstract
This article provides an overview and analysis of the 1988 Sarkaria Commission Report, the most prominent in a series of studies on Indian centre‐state relations. The article stresses the context under which the Sarkaria Commission was constituted and the reactions to it once released. The article focuses on key arguments presented by various state governments to restructure several aspects of federal relations in India. It concludes with an assessment of the significance of the Sarkaria Commission, and details structural reasons why most of its recommendations have not been implemented.Keywords
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- Politics, Economic Development, and Second-Generation Strain in India's Federal SystemPublished by Test accounts ,1988