India is not a full fledged federal nation unlike U.S.A. India is quasi federal. Characteristics of both unitary and federal state are mixed in our constitution. Our states are some times called Dignified municipalities. We have to change our constitution and give more power to states so that the Center has only Foreign affairs, currency and Defense and all other matters are in domain of states. Till we have states with maximum autonomy, we cannot be called United States of India. In this connection, global importance is not relevant.
G. K. Ajmani Tax consultant
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