The Federal Structure of India

The podcast episode explores why India has a federal structure. It discusses the different models of federalism used in large and diverse countries like the United States, Switzerland, and India. The host raises questions about how India would function under different systems, such as a loose structure like Switzerland or a unitary approach. The significance of the Government of India Act of 1919 is highlighted as the act that shaped India's current federal structure. The Act was seen as a betrayal by Indians, and it aimed to confuse them into accepting limited self-government without yielding meaningful control to them.