Proposed Programme
Day 1: Monday 3rd March 2022
09.30-10.00 AM zoom/google meet link publication
10.00-11.00 AM Inaugural session
Welcome Address
Introductory Remarks
Keynote Speaker address
Session I: 11 AM– 1 PM
Framing the subject: Theorizing asymmetrical federalism through a conceptual and comparative framework
1 PM- 1.30 PM: Questions from participants
1.30 PM- 2 PM: Break
Session II: 2 PM–4 PM
The Indian case of asymmetrical federalism: Concerns and considerations as reflected in the Constituent Assembly debates; working of decentralized councils as provided for under the Vth and VIth schedule of the constitution and Abrogation of article 370 and its implications
4 PM – 4.30 PM: Questions and Concluding remarks
Day 2: Tuesday 4th March 2022
Session III: 10 AM – 12 PM
Question of identity, recognition and autonomy in India: Interrogating Secessionist and separatist tendencies
12 PM –12: 30 PM Questions from participants
12.30 PM- 1 PM Break
Session IV: 1 PM–3 PM
Emerging asymmetries with respect to financial federalism and the Covid-19 pandemic
3 PM- 3.30 PM Questions from participants
3.30 PM- 4 PM Valedictory session