Jamming in Dhaka (Madness in Method) – F86
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A short trip to Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka was made between 7 and 11 August, 2023, upon invitation by the NGO Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP). Amongst all the official visits of this unforgettable journey, during which we gathered all ‘insider’s knowledge’ and written material we could,...
FOCUS 44 – Act East and Indo-Pacific: Assessing the responses from ASEAN
Abstract: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plays a central role in India’s Act East Policy (AEP). After Prime Minister Narasimha Rao, who envisioned India’s Look East Policy in the early 1990s, subsequent Indian prime ministers have been following the trend of placing ASEAN in the centre of...
FOCUS 38 – Between law and practice: Reflections from sealing drive across New Delhi
Shivkrit Rai and Purvi Kaya conducted the primary interviews and authored the paper. Deepanshu Mohan has been acknowledged in conceptualising the study and reviewing the paper.
Abstract
This paper provides a brief coverage of the on-going sealing drive in Delhi which massively disrupted the trading activities...
FOCUS 46 – Cross-border terrorism: The case of the former princely state of Jammu...
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Cross-border terrorism has been present in the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir since 1947, when both the dominions of India and Pakistan were created. One of the first documentations of the phenomenon was maharaja Hari Singh’s letter addressed to Lord Mountbatten, dated 26 October 1947, which accompanied...
FOCUS 47 – The myth of Pakistan acting as ‘protector’ of the Kashmiri people
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Since the end of the British colonial rule over the Indian subcontinent in 1947, the subsequent restructuring of the political map of the region, and the transfer of power to the successor states, the former principle state of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) turned into the major flashpoint in South...
Focus 80 – Facts Versus Falsehoods: Decoding the Gandhi-Bose Relationship
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Indian History vehemently celebrates two particular days of the Year: 26th January and 15th August. One is Republic Day, wherein the coveted Indian Constitution was enforced: the other is Independence Day (when the country was liberated from prolonged colonial rule). The literature surrounding the Indian National Struggle particularly focuses...