Opinion and commentary

Reimagining Indian federalism in the climate crisis

By Parth Bhatia, Navroz K Dubash, Aditya Valiathan Pillai

Ideas for India

February 7, 2022

Climate change is an increasingly urgent problem for India, as for all countries. In this post, Pillai et al. contend that addressing the issue requires reimagining Indian federalism, as the Indian Constitution gives states a crucial role in several arenas of climate action. They propose a new approach to institutional reform in climate policy, one that gives states adequate flexibility while coordinating their actions for national goals.

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