Q.1) Signing of BECA provides a new path to India-US defense cooperation. Critically Analyze (250 words)
Why this question?
After LEMOA and COMCASA, New Delhi and Washington have signed BECA, sealing a framework of mutual trust and long-term military and strategic cooperation.
Intro:
Mention in a brief about the standoff with China
Body:
- Background of foundational agreements
- Details about BECA
- Significance to India
- Mention few drawbacks
- Few suggestions
Conclusion:
Conclude by summarising the above discussion.
Q.2) The States have shrunk their authority in determining Budget spending (Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act ) and setting tax rates (GST).
Critically analyse the reasons behind the shift in authority towards the Center. (250 words)
Why this question?
- Because of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation issues, Centre-State relations have plumbed the depths.
Introduction: Mention issues related to cooperative federalism.
Body:
- Authority migration towards the Centre in case of GST
- Reasons behind
- Economic and normative reasons include efficiency, equity, stabilisation, economic growth, and balanced development, among others.
- Political reasons: The greater the degree of party centralisation, the higher the possibility of federal centralisation.
- Party linkages between different levels of government are crucial to both the making and the maintenance of federal compacts.
Conclusion: A diversity of interests is the badge of federalism, and there will be constant negotiation and renegotiation. It is this tension that keeps a federation ticking. The Center should uphold the principles of cooperative federalism.
