Half a century ago, with the intention of hurting the economy, the PPP began burning cane fields to make its political point. Yet today it finds itself in a position where it must chide others for taking action, which it claims will hurt our economy, to make their political point! It must be obvious that we cannot continue with this dysfunctional political system if our intention is to build a society that will properly cater to this and future generations. Sooner or later, change will have to come, and federalism forms a part of an alternative proposal that needs to be seriously discussed if we are to avoid some of the kinds of mistakes we made during the 2001 constitutional reform process.
Federalism comes in many forms, and the relationship between states and central governments are also most varied. In India, on the advice of cabinet that a constitutional/political conflict exists, the president can at any time declare a state of emergency and remove the elected state government. In Belgium,
