Hindutva federalism by 26 Dec 2020 After the Modi government came to power in May 2014, it is the unitary not federal features that have assumed greater force.The reasons are largely but not entirely constitutional, though the constitution itself paved the way for its own distortion. https://www.dawn.com/news/1597882/hindutva-federalism
One academic recently noted, “Having persuaded states to give up their constitutionally-mandated taxing powers … with the promise that their revenue shortfall will be made good, the centre has now coolly reneged on that promise. … Education … is in the concurrent list; but the centre has recently come out with a new education policy, without any consultation…. Agriculture belongs to the state list; and yet the centre has just rushed three bills through parliament….