#Dakshin Dialogues

Historically, the South has been subsidizing the North | Tharoor | KTR | PTR | Buggana | Part 3
Centre taking money that belongs to states is a travesty | KTR | PTR | Buggana | Tharoor | Part 2
Narendra Modi announcing lockdown was like Indira Gandhi announcing Emergency | KTR | PTR | Part 1
We (civil societies) don’t want to run a parallel government | Brinda | Meera | Padmaja | Part 2
Federalism exists because civil society is alive and kicking | Brinda | Meera | Padmaja | Part 1
States have succumbed to the Supreme Leader | Owaisi on GST, EWS | Chelameswar | Part 3
Parliament can obliterate, create states without their consent | Chelameswar | Mohan Gopal | Part 2
Dakshin Dialogues 2022: Vasu Gandikota on why he started South First
Dakshin Dialogues 2022: Meet the South First team that provides accurate and non-partisan news
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Empowerment of constitutional local bodies neglected since Day 1: Buggana Reddy
Civil society not complacent with power strengthens federalism: Brinda Adige
Tharoor, KTR raise concern about ‘disenfranchisement of southern states’ due to lapsing of 91st Amendment in 2026
Practice of South subsidising North has been going on for a long time: Shashi Tharoor
Debate on federalism picks cult-worshipping, big-brother attitude, centralism as vices that weaken Indian democracy
Civil society groups play a vital role in federal setup: Dakshin Dialogues panel
South First launched by Telangana Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan; she terms it the ‘need of the hour’
Nirmala Sitharaman may replace Mahatma Gandhi images on currency notes with PM Modi photos: KTR
I don’t know what our prime minister means by cooperative and competitive federalism: Asaduddin Owaisi
Southern states need to join hands and assert themselves to save federalism: Speakers at Dakshin Dialogues

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