Gert W Kueck
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Following the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. on 11 September 2001, South Asia emerged as the epicentre of the war against terrorism, with the involvement of the American and coalition forces against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. The developments brought into focus not only the spectre posed by the threat of global terrorism, but also the dangers which terrorism poses within and among the countries of the region. In South Asia, there is a consensus ...
Relations between India and Germany have essentially been economic, without any direct conflict of political or strategic interests. This timely and lucid volume discusses the role of these two pivotal powers in world politics and how they are likely to interact with each other as they seek to broaden and intensify their constructive engagement in the new millennium. This multi-disciplinary study, containing twelve papers by German and Indian specialists, ...
It is necessary to discuss fundamental changes in human society today and increasing need for new approaches concerning issues of the proper functioning of democracy, respect for human rights and dignity, peace, security, development and social studies. The book contains contributions of some of the outstanding scholars and thinkers on human rights and conflict resolution and its association with democracy. An in-depth analysis of the needs of future and the ...
This book, a collection of papers by Indian and German scholars, discusses the metamorphosis of the concepts of federalism and decentralisation and their relevance today as part of the democratic process and explores the constitutions of Germany and India as to how they deal with these concepts. The scholars have built on the text by striking a comparison between the two constitutions which have features of modern federalism and were framed almost at the same ...
The book contains contributions from some of the most outstanding Indian, German, French, British and Japanese constitutional experts. It should serve as a prologue or background document of immense value to any honest examination or review of the working of the Constitution. All those interested in the theme should find it an indispensable reading.
Following the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. on 11 September 2001, South Asia emerged as the epicenter of the war against terrorism, with the involvement of the American and coalition forces against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. The development brought into focus not only the spectre posed by the threat of global terrorism, but also the dangers which terrorism poses within and among the countries of the region. In South Asia, there is a consensus ...
As the Indian Parliament reached the landmark of 50 years of its fruitful, though tumultuous existence, the debate on anomalies creeping into the institution and the Parliamentary system became intense. The debate, in fact, has fluctuated between cynicism and pessimism. Though there has also been a discourse on Parliamentary reforms, it has generally been tied to the discourse on electoral reforms. The debate and the plea for Parliamentary reforms, therefore, ...
The evolution of political parties and party systems in the world’s largest, most complex and volatile democracy reached a crucial stage at the turn of the century: The three general elections held in quick succession at the end of the nineties threw up three major trends; the decline of the Congress Party as the dominant pan-national party; the emergence of a ‘federalised’ party structure and coalition politics; and the apparent demise of the ‘Third ...
The terrorist attacks on the US on 9/11, has affected and will continue to affect profoundly the world, no matter how one looks at it. There are differing views on its global impact as well as its consequences and only time will tell which opinions prevail. But, its impact on South Asia has been and will continue to be very high for a long period of time. Both as a possible locale of its origin as well as the scene of the immediate war on terror, the countries in ...