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What is Violence? What is Non-Violence?
10 May 2010, by Bharat DograViolence is committed not just when someone physically attacks another person or fires a gun. Violence is not just an action but a way of thinking. Violence is committed whenever someone plans to harm others or deprive others for self-gain. When (...) -
Peasants in India
10 May 2010, by D. BandyopadhyayIn India peasantry is under assault. There is a five-pronged attack on this class and the mighty Indian state is sometimes an active and sometimes a passive abettor. The first point of attack is from the corporate sector. The corporate sector is (...) -
Tagore: An Introduction in the West
10 May 2010, by Mithun Dey(May 9 this year marks Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore’s 149th birth anniversary—on that day will commence the yearlong celebrations to commemorate the poet’s 150th birth anniversary in 2011. On this occasion we are publishing the following articles to (...) -
Two Events in Tagore’s Life
10 May 2010, by A K BiswasAttending a Namasudra Conference, Banned from Entering Puri’s Jagannath Temple
It may not be news to many that the entry of the Tagores of Calcutta was banned in the Jagannath temple of Puri. At least many might have heard in whispers but (...) -
Impending Constitutional Crisis in Nepal
10 May 2010, by Aparijita Kashyap, Satish KumarThe stage seems to be ready for a constitutional crisis in Nepal. The deadline for enacting the new Constitution is on May 28, 2010. The preparation for making the Constitution seems to be half done. Prachanda is strongly against the partial (...) -
China’s Growing Influence in Nepal: Implications on Tibetan Refugees
10 May 2010, by Kriti SinghThere are more than 20,000 Tibetans residing in Nepal, living with no defined legal status as the Nepalese law does not recognise the rights of refugees under the principal treaties that govern their status under international law. Provided they (...) -
State of the IR Discipline in India: A Debate
10 May 2010, by Seema NarainAn informal round table was held at the Department of Political Science at Delhi-University to discuss ways of promoting the IR discipline in India. This discussion was a follow-up action of the workshop held on International Studies in India. (...) -
State, Development and Communities: Anthropological Thresholds
10 May 2010, by J.J. Roy BurmanThe study of the communities has always been in the throes of anthropology. The Darwinian influence compelled the discipline to place native communities in the scale of human evolution. Prehistoric archaeology or palaeoanthropology, genetics and (...) -
Indian Polity—from Integration to Fragmentation
10 May 2010, by Ranbir SinghThe Indian Constitution, which came into force on January 26, 1950, had been designed by its makers to integrate the 562 princely states that had signed the Instrument of Accession into India after the strenuous and skilful efforts of the then (...) -
Japan - Will Hatoyama’s $ 1 trillion Budget Resuscitate the Economy?
10 May 2010, by Rajaram PandaOn March 24, 2010, the Japanese Diet passed a record 92.3 trillion yen ($1 trillion) Budget, seeking to underpin a fragile recovery in the world’s second largest economy. The record Budget reflected Prime Minister Hatoyama’s promise to cut (...)
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