Climate change deepens India's north-south divide
Climate change deepens India's north-south divideIndia’s new government must resolve tensions over climate disaster compensation between the Centre and southern states.Good morning! India has a new government and a coalition one at that — one where alliance partners are setting hard terms and conditions that will be difficult for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party to refuse if it wants to stay in power. While that drama unfolds, another one is intensifying: that of south Indian states demanding more bang for literal buck. Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka have long held a grouse against the Union for not disbursing enough funds to them, considering their contribution to the country’s GDP is over 30%. Now that every region south of the Vindhyas is increasingly vulnerable to climate change-related extreme weather, they are demanding that the Centre compensate them for damages and lives lost. Will the new government, which will have to be more accommodative of federalism, relent? If you enjoy reading us, why not give us a follow at @thesignaldotco on Twitter, Instagram, and Threads. Sajan Thomas and Titto Idicula India's new government faces the pressing challenge of mitigating the economic concerns of the southern states, which are demanding their due share within the country’s federal framework and rebelling against ‘fiscal injustice’. Although much has already been discussed about the economic dimensions of the north-south drift in Indian politics, its underlying connection to climate change remains largely unexamined. Climate scientists have warned that South India is more sensitive than the rest of the country to changes in temperature. In a 2021 report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change suggested that global warming could lead to extreme rainfall events in South India, in addition to monsoon rains. The Western Ghats, renowned for tourism and agriculture and primarily traversing Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, are highly susceptible to climate-related disasters. Research has shown the link between urban-centric growth models and the likelihood of climate disasters in emerging economies, and this is particularly applicable in a development-craving, corruption-prone country like India. The South Indian states face an environmental opportunity cost by growing at a rate higher than the national average and contributing more to the federal coffers than what they are allocated in return. Over the past few years, compensation for climate disasters through central funds has become a point of contention between the Union government and the southern states of India. Welfarism and competitive populism have made deep inroads in the political landscape of South India since the 1960s. State governments have no alternative but to respond proactively to the climate crises affecting the people. The new government in India must tackle the recurring climate disasters and associated casualties affecting its economic powerhouse in the south, which drives the country's growth engine. New Delhi can no longer go forward with its leadership role in the Global South on climate change debates by overlooking its own southern states striving for ‘climate justice’ within India's federal arrangements. Titto Idicula is a consultant neurologist at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim. He is a fellow of the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry, Chief Editor of NevroNEL, and a columnist at onmanorama.com. Originally published under Creative Commons by 360info™. The Signal is free today. But if you enjoyed this post, you can tell The Signal that their writing is valuable by pledging a future subscription. You won't be charged unless they enable payments. |
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