G Gopa Kumar
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The debate about civil society originated prior to democracy. Civil society has become part and parcel of organized human activity. It enables a meaningful social life for the citizens and the community. With the rise of democracy, the activities of civil society received a great momentum. However, in many developing countries a vibrant civil society has not emerged. India is not an exception to this phenomenon.
Significant changes are taking place across the world following the advent of globalization and the consequent decline of the nation-state. The conventional parameters of understanding domestic politics and international relations are becoming redundant. New forms of international treaties - relating to regional trade, culture, economy, human security, and national security - have become essential. The increasing role played by the civil society has changed the ...
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru – the First Prime Minister of Independent India – was the embodiment of spirit and ideals of democracy, socialism, secularism, nationalism, equality and social justice.Estimating the contemporary significance and historical relevance of Nehru will always remain a challenging task for the students of social sciences. Nehru continues to remain a crucial link between the evolution of India’s contemporary nationalism and the ...
Global terrorism has emerged as a horrifying reality and forceful phenomenon of the 21 century. Although, traces of its influence could be noticed in the past, the rapid growth of terrorism is a product of cold war politics and the neo-imperialist policies adopted by major powers since 1945. The last decade of the 20 century witnessed the disintegration of Soviet Union, the emergence of the unipolar world and the uneven march of globalization and liberalisation ...
The Iraq war has made the world further different and complex. It resulted in exposing the strategies of the hegemonic world leadership in the corporate sector, supported by the sole super power, the United States of America. The preparation, process and goals of the war had made it clear that the USA and her very limited allies were not really searching for the Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq. Rather, the fundamental political economy behind the aggression ...
While India celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of independence and trust with liberal democracy, the country is actually passing through a tough and complex period. The rigid social and hierarchical structure, unfinished agenda of land reforms, challenges of casteism and communalism, Criminalisation of politics, problems of gender participation, slow pace of electoral reforms, challenges of federalism, coalition politics and party system, rise of terrorism etc ...
The attraction to middle east as a source of migration came to notice with the oil-boom of early 1970s but unlike the migration to Western countries, there is no possibility of obtaining permanent residential status to the migrants in the Middle East. Given this reality and adhocism in work environment, the future of a Gulf Emigrant is always on a tight rope. They face the basic challenge of rehabilitation in the home state, sooner or later. What exactly is the ...