{"id":1353,"date":"2026-08-09T19:11:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/the-recent-developments-in-indian-politics-has-not-eroded-the-upsc-psir-2025-2211\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:54:15","slug":"the-recent-developments-in-indian-politics-has-not-eroded-the-upsc-psir-2025-2211","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/the-recent-developments-in-indian-politics-has-not-eroded-the-upsc-psir-2025-2211\/","title":{"rendered":"The recent developments in Indian Politics has not eroded the true spirit of federalism in India. Critically examine this statement with the help of appropriate examples."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Elazar<\/b>\u2019s \u201cself-rule + shared rule\u201d test <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> developments strain but do not erase spirit<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> federalism as India\u2019s multi-level device for diversity <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> \u201cnot eroded\u201d claim must be tested against recent practice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>self-rule\/shared-rule benchmark <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> fiscal-political pressures: GST compensation, NEET\/farm laws, Governor delays, central agencies, scheme conditionalities <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Stalin<\/b>\u2019s NEET\/NEP\/GST critique <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Mehta<\/b> \u201cvanishing act&#8230; grin\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> reads as recentralisation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>resilience holds the spirit <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <i>S.R. Bommai<\/i> caps Art. 356 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> GST Council institutionalises bargaining <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> regional parties\/coalitions sustain negotiation <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> judiciary guards basic structure <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> asymmetry + State welfare innovation <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Mustafa<\/b>: regional aspirations strengthen unity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> statement holds with qualification <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> spirit strained, not destroyed<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> survival rests on consultation, fiscal fairness, constitutional restraint <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> a negotiated, resilient federation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[36],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[63],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1353","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-36","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-federalism","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4765,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1353\/revisions\/4765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1353"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1353"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1353"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}