South Asia Journal

Editorial 0
- Issue 2 - October 2011
- September 22, 2011
In our last issue’s lead story, Professor Muhammad Yunus dwelt on the “blinding conceptual flaw in the existing theory of capitalism” that’s given rise to paradoxes in globalization, and exposed crises in global economic governance. In this issue, the lead story by Ms. Sunita Narain points out the “fatal disconnect” between ground realities in an
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An interview with Hansen Hashim Clarke, freshman Congressman from Michigan 0
- Issue 1 - July 2011
- August 31, 2011
[The 53-year-old Detroiter is one of nine new Democrats in the 112th Congress. He defeated Republican businessman John Hauler in November and seven-term incumbent Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick in August's Democratic primary. Clarke is a lawyer and has served as chief of staff to U.S. Rep. John Conyers. He was elected to Michigan's state House in
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The Ghandian Way and its Relevance to Conflict Resolution in the Contemporary World 0
- Issue 1 - July 2011
- August 31, 2011
Violence and conflict are widespread today all over the world. Is a non-violent approach to conflict resolution and peace building as put forward by Gandhi possible today? The questioning of Gandhi’s relevance is neither novel nor striking. It was raised many times during his life time from the day he launched the first satyagraha in
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Under the influence of the “Left-Shoulder Djinni”0
- Issue 1 - July 2011
- August 31, 2011
[This is a modified version of the original, “The Yunus Affair: A Post-Mortem” by the author published in www.bangladeshchronicle.net on March 25, 2011 ] The inevitable has happened. May 12, 2011 will be remembered by some as a day of great victory, but by many others, perhaps millions, as a moment of national disgrace. On
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Chameleon of Changing World Order 0
- Issue 1 - July 2011
- August 31, 2011
Ahead of Obama’s India visit, a psi-war stoking China-India divide manifested early November, 2010 in the Indian print media. Former US ambassador to India Robert Blackwill, currently the Henry Kissinger Senior Fellow for US foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, was quoted as saying “I think it's fair to say now that China-India
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Accreditation as a Tool for Quality Enhancement 0
- Issue 1 - July 2011
- August 31, 2011
Healthcare facilities and healthcare providers in emerging economies like Bangladesh operate with impunity. Besides some minimal licensing requirements, these facilities and providers operate largely unregulated. There are no benchmarks, no peer review and simply no accountability. The government licensing bureaus in most emerging countries do not have the resources or even the minimum education to
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Regional Cooperation for Energy Security 0
- Issue 1 - July 2011
- August 31, 2011
[Combined and slightly abridged from two separate papers presented in the Regional Seminar on Energy Security for South Asia organized by the Federation of Engineering Institutions of South and Central Asia (FEISCA) on the eve of 12th Convention of Nepal Engineers Association held on 12th April, 2011 in Kathmandu, Nepal.] The South Asia Regional Economy
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Save the Rivers to Save Yourselves 2
- Issue 1 - July 2011
- August 31, 2011
Rivers in any country are vital for the transportation, agriculture, recreation and livelihood of the people. They provide the riparian lifeline for plants, birds, fish, and animals living in the area, and for those stopping along their migration paths. Each of these elements is significant to the economy of the eco-systems through which a river
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Sharing Rivers for Peace, Security and Development of South Asia 0
- Issue 1 - July 2011
- August 31, 2011
[From “Facts and Documents” a publication of International Farakka Committee, New York on the sustainable management of Himalayan Rivers edited by Dr. Jasimuddin Ahmad and Mostafa Kamal Majumder] Continental South Asia (India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan) is the most populated region in the world with about one sixth of the global population. The population is
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Rivers do not ‘Die’ but are Killed 0
- Issue 1 - July 2011
- August 31, 2011
[From “Facts and Documents” a publication of International Farakka Committee, New York on sustainable management of Himalayan Rivers edited by Dr. Jasimuddin Ahmad and Mostafa Kamal Majumder] River Conservation is not just a question of rescuing a river from pollution and contamination, but much more. There were some references to rivers dying, but in fact
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Hydro diplomacy for regional cooperation over Himalayan Watersheds 1
- Issue 1 - July 2011
- August 31, 2011
[At a roundtable in the Rivers of Hope initiative at the Stimson Center, Washington, DC on April 15, 2011 Geoffrey Pyatt, Principal Deputy Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs commented at length as follows about the role of the Himalayan watersheds in U.S. approach to South and Central Asia.] Why are Himalayan Glaciers
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Message from Ambassadors Howard & Teresita Schaffer 0
- Issue 1 - July 2011
- August 31, 2011
We are delighted to welcome the arrival of the South Asia Journal. It could not come at a better time. South Asia is in the news, and at the center of U.S. foreign policy. This makes it more important than ever that the U.S. audience have many sources of serious information and reasoned debate about
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Editorial – July 2011 0
- Issue 1 - July 2011
- August 31, 2011
The region that now forms the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation is a consensual compact of eight independent states. The variations in their socio-cultural imprints are derived from enduring extrinsic and intrinsic attributes that coalesce and convulse in a matrix, insulated geographically by deep waters on three sides and on the fourth side “by
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Congressman Hansen Clarke supports South Asia Journal at FOBANA 0
- Blog
- July 1, 2011
Congressman Hansen Clarke (D-MI) was one of the major guests at the 25th annual convention of the Federation of Bangladeshi Associations of North America this past weekend. During the event, Congressman Clarke was acquainted with South Asia Journal and was impressed with its content. essay writer Getting rubbing. For when child prednisone dose fresh. Lasts
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