Vivek's Commentary

“Proportional representation is not suited to the form of government which this Constitution lays down….in the House where there is a Parliamentary system of government, you must necessarily have a party which is in majority and which is prepared to support the government. One of the disadvantages of proportional representation is the fragmentation of the legislature into a number of small groups. Proportional representation would not permit a stable government to remain in office, because Parliament would be so divided into so many small groups that every time anything happened which displeased certain groups in Parliament, they would, on that occasion, withdraw their support from the Government, with the result that the Government losing the support of certain groups and units, would fall to pieces. Our future government must do one thing, namely, it must maintain a stable government and maintain law and order.”  (Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in the Constituent Assembly Debate on 4th Januar...

The economic performance of large states in India compared to China's provinces reveals a paradox in development and governance efficiency. While China's centralized governance system promotes economic growth in its larger regions, India's larger states encounter various obstacles that hinder their progress. Conversely, under India's decentralization, smaller states have experienced significant economic growth. However, the slower progress of India's larger states restricts the nation's overall economic growth. This suggests a need to understand the dynamics of two different governance systems: the performance of smaller states under a centralized system and that of larger states under a decentralized system. From the mobility graph, it is evident that large states in India are trailing behind China's largest province, while the smaller states in India are performing well. In fact, in the initial period, the smaller states of India have a higher average per ...