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Why Kashmir Change Could Lead to the “End of Indian Federalism”

Faizan Mustafa writes that the national government’s suspension of Article 3 of the constitution, which deals with Parliament’s powers to alter state boundaries (and led to the change in Kashmir’s status), is headed to the Supreme Court. Mustafa asserts that if the court upholds the suspension of Article 3, “it will be the end of Indian federalism as States will become a plaything in the Center’s hands.” Read more here.