Current challenges to multinational federalism in India

Adeney, Katharine; Bhattacharyya, Harihar

Abstract

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.

Citation

Adeney, K., & Bhattacharyya, H. (2018). Current challenges to multinational federalism in India. Regional and Federal Studies, 28(4), 409-425. https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2018.1473855

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 4, 2018
• Online Publication Date: May 22, 2018
• Publication Date: Jun 30, 2018
• Deposit Date: May 4, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 23, 2019
• Journal: Regional and Federal Studies
• Print ISSN: 1359-7566
• Electronic ISSN: 1743-9434
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 409-425
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2018.1473855
• Keywords: India; Federalism; Ethnic conflict; Ethnofederalism; Multinational federalism
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/943690
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13597566.2018.1473855
• Additional Information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Regional and Federal Studies on 22/05/2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13597566.2018.1473855