Based on the proceedings at a conference, the volume presents papers that analyse the outbreak of the Arab Spring. Identity economic problems, social concerns, political problems, judicial issues are seen as the combination of factors that contributed to a sense of grievance around the Arab world and manifested itself in the much popularised Arab spring in 2010-2011. They examine the Arab awakening that characterised the episode, probing the impact of Arab Spring ...
Pakistan and Afghanistan: The (in)Stability Factor in India’s Neighbourhood
The present volume comes out of a conference held by the IFPS in collaboration with CPWAS at Calcutta University in March 2012. The volume comprises of eight essays highlighting on various approaches to the question of instability in India’s western neighbourhood, and what it could mean for India. The issues covered include the domestic dynamics of Pakistan, Afghanistan, the extent to which these have a bearing on the foreign policy of the Government of ...