Issues

New Orientation in Indian Defence Policy 0
- Issue 11 - Fall 2014, Issues
- December 25, 2014
Speaking at the inauguration of India’s first dedicated military university in May 2013, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saw his country “well positioned to become a net provider of security in its immediate region and beyond”. While no particular emphasis was put on the word “beyond”, it is apparent that the Indian military’s security footprint is
READ MORE
The Testimonies of Indian Soldiers and the Two World Wars: Between Self and Sepoy 0
- Issue 11 - Fall 2014, Issues, Reviews
- December 25, 2014
Gajendra Singh’s depiction of the two world wars through the eyes of Indian soldiers using their letters opens an area that Indian history writers did not cover adequately over the last century. India was not an independent nation when the two great wars raged in which millions of Indian soldiers fought and many gave their
READ MORE
Unsettled Nuclear Proliferation on the Subcontinent 0
- Issue 11 - Fall 2014, Issues
- December 25, 2014
The introduction of nuclear weapons into any rivalry, let alone one as entrenched as that between Pakistan and India, is bound to change both the stakes and the rules of engagement. Paul Kapur and Sumit Ganguly proposed theories to explain whether the possibility of nuclear warfare has made the situation more or less stable.
READ MORE
Unsafe Working Conditions in the RMG Sector of Bangladesh: Role of the International Retailers 0
- Issue 11 - Fall 2014, Issues
- December 25, 2014
Background Most multinational corporations or buyers of the global apparel market have adopted corporate codes of conduct. These self-imposed ethical [codes] set out basic policy standards to guide employees and officers, but they also serve to assure consumers that the products they purchase come from a principled organization. In response to the criticisms surrounding the
READ MORE
Strengthening Right to Information in South Asia 0
- Commentary, Issues
- December 20, 2014
All eyes were on Kathmandu last week as Nepal hosted the 18th annual SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Summit from Nov. 22-27, 2014. The annual meeting, convening the heads of state of the eight member nations – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka – focused this year on the
READ MORE
Ethnic Groups in Conflict in India’s Manipur 2
- Issue 10 - Winter 2014
- February 19, 2014
Abstract The political aspirations of Manipur’s main ethnic groups: Kukis, Meiteis, and Nagas, are at loggerheads over the political future of Manipur. On one side, the Meiteis who live in the central low-lying plain want a country of Manipur with full sovereignty, and on the other, both Nagas and Kukis, who live in the hills
READ MORE
Sustainable Practices in Urban Transport: Avoiding, Shifting, Improving in Karachi 0
- Issue 10 - Winter 2014
- February 19, 2014
Abstract Sustainable urban transport practices have economic, social, and environmental aspects. This paper emphasizes the social aspect of such practices arguing that conventional transport policy tends to overlook equity and social justice concerns. The ASI paradigm is used here to highlight those practices that are people centered and inclusive as they are targeted for those
READ MORE

Special Marriage Act 0
- Issue 10 - Winter 2014
- February 19, 2014
In which is why we got Married by a Place People are born in Places. Places consist mostly of the People born in them. Different Places have different rules concerning their People. Those rules are different again from those concerning People from other Places — e.g. I was born in That Place, but I
READ MORE
The End of the Road 0
- Issue 9 - Summer 2013, Issues
- September 9, 2013
Sri Lanka’s Muslims are at an unprecedented and ominous crossroads. The community there is faced with an existential threat at the hands of an increasingly militant Buddhist minority, while the nation’s Muslim parliamentarians appear to be more powerless and mute than at any time since 1947. This impotence is startling because the current parliament holds
READ MORE
Performative Whiteness 0
- Issue 9 - Summer 2013, Issues
- September 9, 2013
It was September 2008. As the Bush Administration prepared to leave office with America’s global reputation in shambles, something that seemed astonishing happened. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who had already been treating American officials like Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice with uncharacteristic generosity, stated, “the people of India deeply love you, President Bush.” For
READ MORE
The Roots Of Radicalization in Pakistan 4
- Issue 9 - Summer 2013, Issues
- September 9, 2013
Introduction Pakistan, a nuclear-armed country with 180 million people, is struggling against a host of complex problems. It inherited some of these in 1947 — like poor industrial and government infrastructure, inadequate educational facilities1 and insecurity vis-à-vis an entrenched rivalry with India—while many of its other troubles are largely self-inflicted. Among this second category, political
READ MORE
The Time in Between: On Nepal’s Constitutional Transition 0
- Issue 9 - Summer 2013, Issues
- September 9, 2013
“We’re going to go to the central grounds, and we’re going to get in front of the crowds and yell our speeches, and we’re going to go like this!” Krishna Bahadur Karki was getting visibly excited as he jabbed his clenched fist repeatedly into the air. Next to him was a well-thumbed Nepali translation of
READ MORE
Senator Bob Casey Honored, Richard Verma speaks at South Asia Journal Inaugural Dinner 0
- Issue 8 - Spring 2013, Issues
- May 29, 2013
Wednesday April 24th, WASHINGTON, D.C. buy generic propecia online A DIVERSE coterie of journalists, academics, and policy professionals, including two Congressmen, two current Ambassadors, three former United States Ambassadors, and one US Senator, convened at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington D.C., to celebrate the first inaugural dinner of the South Asia Journal. The Publisher
READ MORE
Observations from India’s Crisis 0
- Issue 8 - Spring 2013, Issues
- April 29, 2013
The Disaster of Water Sanitation In 2012, for the first time in the history of India, the country has seen nationwide public protests against improper waste management – from the northernmost state Jammu and Kashmir to the southernmost Tamil Nadu. A fight for the right to a clean environment and for environmental justice led the
READ MORE