>1. allowing local autonomy, such as Spain granted to Catalonia and the Basque. The central government controls external security and foreign relations, the local government controls police, courts, schools, etc. >
The State and local govts. in India do have the responsibility of police, courts, schools (most schools are private), etc.
>2. Another similar solution, is to allow each ethnic group their own State, and then tie all the little States together, in a permanent meshwork of economic, political, military alliances. So, for instance, the Czechs and Slovaks split up, but both will (soon) belong to NATO and the EU, permanently ceding much of their sovereignty to the continent-size grouping.>
India drew state borders based on linguistic groups way back in the 1950s. A few additional states have been added in the 1990s by subdividing existing states.
As the govt. at the Center is propped together as a coalition parties, States have been getting more and more assertative.
>The same kind of solution would work for India. The Imperial model no longer works. It would be a shame if India went the way of the Ottoman and Soviet Empires. >
You are living with old criticisms. India has been making rapid progress in the last decade. You can see it on the faces of the new generation! Go visit sometime.
-Arun |
