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What do you understand by democratic federalism? How does it promote decentralization of power in India?

  • UPSC 2020
  • 10 marks
  • Politics and Society in India

Democratic federalism divides authority between levels of government, each directly elected and answerable to its own citizens rather than to the tier above. Federalism divides territory; democratic federalism divides sovereignty, so citizens are represented twice over. In India the Union–State relationship carries this burden, local government being its endpoint.

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  • What makes Indian federalism democratic
  • How it decentralises power
  • Where the promise falls short
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