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The volume is concerned with the role of the US in the nuclear tangle in South Asia, particularly its nuclear agreement with India—the issues covered, effects and intensions of the agreement—and its relations with India in the aftermath of the event. It reviews the response of other countries to the 123 agreement including Russia, China and Pakistan. It throws light on the US non-proliferation policy as evolving from one serving its own Cold War ...
This compendium of 14 papers, presented at a national seminar, jointly organized by the Centre for Asia Studies, Chennai, and the Centre for Gandhian Studies, Alphonsa College, Pala, Kerala, attempts to analyze the various dimensions of conflict resolution in South Asia.
Exploring the conflict scenario in South Asia, it discusses at length the implications of conflict resolution practice, the peace-building approach, role of Satyagraha in conflict resolution, and ...
The cold war between India and Pakistan on Kashmir issue has frozen into an equipoise of destructive strength on the part of two giants and their might will now be tested, not in war, but in a multi front political contest. The sixty years that stand between India and Pakistan on Kashmir issue have been for the world years of conflict, hatred and bitterness and also of a great and somber challenge. Many a time have nations gone to the brink of a general warm; of ...
As in the foreword, this book provides an excellent overview of top diversity and inclusion practices in India and presents a wide range of viewpoints about what it takes to enhance organizational effectiveness through proven practices and benchmarks.
This book is an excellent guide for Indian organizations seeking to enhance their competitiveness in the midst of burgeoning global, technological, and multicultural challenges. With increased pressures for ...
Advertising, Society and Consumer Culture is designed as a core textbook for courses in Advertising and Society. Authors Roxanne Hovland and Joyce Wolburg develop an integrated, theory-based perspective that provides students with a framework for understanding past, present, and future issues in advertising communications.Chapters cover the entire range of social, political, cultural, regulatory and economic issues surrounding advertising and its role in modern ...
The relentless advance of science is expanding the breadth and scope of human activity. Its impact can be felt in almost all walks of life. It has contributed to a sea change in individual and community healthcare, communication, etc. Along with the multitude of positive impacts in the past few decades, however, the world have been faced with a new range of issues, including differential gender impact as a result of advancement of technology. This book deals with ...
Gender equality has become a buzzword in different fora across the globe. New books and literatures on women development have been appearing with increasing rapidity. The ongoing globalization process has generated an over optimism around the globe. It has created an atmosphere of excitement of instant economic growth. But moving very fast in the economic ladder does not mean much unless it brings social development. The feminization of jobs in India, is less ...
Reporting Nuclear Pakistan elucidates the role of the media in the process of securitisation and the construction of identities. It examines the linkages between security perceptions and the mass media. Keeping the South Asian scenario in perspective, the book systematically explores the nature of the security discourse in the Indian press, focusing on the coverage of Pakistan and its nuclear programme. Through a rigorously documented content analysis of Indian ...
The book on Depression is the first attempt of its kind by an Indian author, not a single book on this topic is available in the Indian market, apart form the clinical and medical therapy. This book is an attempt ot cure this disease through the behavioristic approach. Behavioristic approach is followed in treating the patient without any side-effects. The author studies the problems psychologically and sociologically and makes an attempt to treat the patient ...
Human rights, as a norm in life and society, is now acknowledged and recognised by all the nations. It has virtually been accepted by all international forums and various agencies world over. Initially, it was an idea and a concept alone but now, its a reality, a force like law, which almost all the countries across the globe abide by (or atleast exhibit to do so). Over the years, human rights as a fundamental rights have assumed significance and importance among ...
New technology offers opportunities both to expand and to limit the freedom to communicate and the opportunity to protect private life. They enables anonymous transactions over the internet so that individuals can obtain access to information and purchase products without disclosing actual identity. To safeguard the rights of privacy and freedom of expression in the digital age, it is necessary to reaffirm support for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ...
Dalits or the downtrodden are the weakest among the weaker sections of our society. For thousands of years, their condition has been unchanged, to a great extent, despite all progress and development at various levels. In our social fabric, for centuries, the caste identities have surfaced as an important force in contemporary politics. These inequalities and exploitation by the society at large, encouraged by our ancient caste system, needs to be eradicated. ...
India and Pakistan are two nations that have experienced war with each other—in 1947 over Kashmir, the Punjab area in 1965, and the Multan-Sind-Kutch region in 1971. With an ever increasing spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), the South Asian region does not escape this trend. Both countries are known to be accumulating relatively large stockpiles of nuclear explosive materials-plutonium and highly enriched uranium. Such programs have furthered fears by ...
Today, in the new world order, perhaps a small organisation like SAARC should hold no great significance. Its a tiny body, with only seven members, but this does not lessen its importance. Infact, its strategic geographical location provides it with a special status and it becomes an entity in itself.In letter and spirit, SAARC is a cultural, economic and commercial association, a political in nature. Still, its political importance and meaningfulness is quite ...
The purpose of education is to create a sizeable population of such educated men and women who could understand the world well enough and are able to bring about a change leading to adequate health and education services, a better environment, and elimination of ignorance and deprivation limitations—which continue to strangulate the developing societies. Achieving universal basic education poses very different challenges for different countries and regions and ...
Child abuse is not merely a social evil. It is infact, a curse on any nation or society. The children in any country reflect its health and depict its future. They are infact, a force, a strength in reserve and a treasure in themselves. It is commonly acknowledged that child servitude is a harsh reality, a blot on any civilised society. But nobody seems to be concerned about the elimination of the causes and roots of the problem and its possible redress. ...
The semantic meaning of ‘crime against women’ is direct or indirect physical or mental cruelty to women. Various kinds of violence against women are eve-teasing, molestation, bigamy, fraudulent marriage, adultery and enticement of married women abduction and kidnapping, rape, harassment to women at working place, wife beating, dowry death, female child abuse and abuse of elderly female etc. The alarming rate in the crimes against women can to a large extent ...
Society is generally sensitised to the injustice perpetuated on the women over the centuries. The problems of women reared in a traditional set-up and ethos remain even when they take up employment. The face of the managerial superiority of the father, brothers, or the husband is so deep-rooted in the society that even though a young-woman becomes the bread winner or one more earning member of the family, she does not enjoy the economic independence that ought to ...
Critics of Islam depict Islam in a manner which makes it an orthodox and a non scientific religion. But in fact, nothing else can be farther from the truth than this statement. Truly speaking, Islam is basically a scientific religion which judges things on the basis of science or logic only. Islam has patronised contemporary science in all times. Few people may know that in early medieval age, almost all the great scientists were Muslims, whose legacy was later ...