Here’s what southern states should actually push for

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Instead of focusing on horizontal distribution of tax resources, states should advocate for enlarging the divisible pool by calling for a curtailment in central cesses and surcharges..

, Kerala and Tamil Nadu held demonstrations in New Delhi to express their discontent...

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah claimed that the current system for distributing resources among states puts states like Karnataka at a disadvantage while favouring states in the North with uncontrolled population growth..