Centre-state relations are stuck in a time warp

Is India maturing as a federation or not? Going by the little fracas that developed last week between Nagaland and New Delhi, it would appear not. Nagaland wants to develop its own energy sources; the Centre is saying no. Nagaland says it has the right under Article 371A; New Delhi disagrees. Clearly, Centre-state relations are stuck in a time warp. This is alarming for at least three reasons.

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