The book discusses the issue of autonomy in Indiäs federal system and its precision and focused nature. It inquires into the various aspects of the problem autonomy of the states and its emerging trends with special reference of Jammu and Kashmir State autonomy. The book addresses many controversial unanswered question like ¿ Should India adopt and opt for ¿dual¿ or ¿competitive¿ model of federalism, which has long since been discarded even in the land of its origin or should we evolve robust indigenous solutions to our problem of autonomy of States? To change the metaphor, do we choose a ¿regression model¿ or a ¿development model¿ of