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AUTHORS: Ms. Shatarupa Dey is available @shatarupadey95 and Dr. Prashant Kumar Choudhary is available @edition_indian The BJP’s spectacular victory in four of the five states in the general election is a testament to the public’s confidence in the party because it defied the anti-incumbency in all the four winning states. Election results suggest that issuesContinue reading “A Smooth Ride for the BJP in 2024?”

AUTHOR: TRIDIVESH SINGH MAINI The role of federating units – referred to as state governments, provinces, and landers (in Germany)  in Foreign Policy – referred to as ‘paradiplomacy’ (introduced by Panayotis Soldatos) and ‘constituent diplomacy’ (John Kincaid) — began to get attention globally in the 1980s, while in India this phenomena has begun to getContinue reading “Understanding the Rise of Paradiplomcy in India”

AUTHOR: SAMAYALA SAMI As the richest and most powerful country in the world, the USA through its unilateral trade partners and influence on the UN, has imposed sanctions on countries that promote terrorism and violate human rights. Balkans, Cuba, North Korea, Hong Kong, Belarus, Mali, Lebanon, Venezuela, Iran, Yemen, and Zimbabwe are a few countries/regionsContinue reading “US Sanctions on Iran: Longest Sanctions in the History”

AUTHOR: AKHILA KUMARAN In the book Data Feminism by Catherine D’Ignazio and Lauren Klein, the authors elaborate on the myth of ‘neutrality of data’ and the need for the same stating “the plainer, the more neutral; the more neutral, the more objective; and the more objective, the more true— or so this line of reasoningContinue reading “Review of: ‘Whole Numbers and Half-Truths: What Data Can and Cannot Tell Us About Modern India’”

AUTHOR: VISHVAK KANNAN Climate Finance: A Global Portrait The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) defines climate finance as, “the local, national, or transnational financing that supports climate change mitigation and adaptation actions”. The need for climate finance stems from the issue of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR) that seeks to address theContinue reading “ANALYSING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CLIMATE ADAPTATION: A CASE STUDY OF INDIA”

AUTHOR: HIMA MISHRA Indian realpolitik has often been understated by scholarship, and Indian strategic culture has been classified as anything between non-existent to idealist. However, India possesses a lineage of realpolitik thinking as a part of her strategic culture ingrained in the mindset of modern-day policymakers. From when it was feasible and necessary to remainContinue reading “INDIAN REALPOLITIK AGAINST POWER ASYMMETRY WITH CHINA”

AUTHORS: DWAIPAYAN SINHA AND PRATYUSHA RAYCHAUDHURI, (M.A.students of Jadavpur University, Department of International Relations) The recently concluded farmers’ agitation on the borders of Delhi and elsewhere against the three controversial farm-laws; the Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, the Farmer’s (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, andContinue reading “FARMERS’ PROTEST AND JAT POLITICS”

AUTHOR: GANDHALI BHIDE, Contributing Writer at GPC The term international peace conjures up certain preconceived ideas that broadly follow a notion of change. It strives to provide a humane alternative to conflicts, wars, and violence. In this essay I attempt in navigating the concept of ‘narrative change’, taking war museums as a model. According to ICOMContinue reading “PEACE MUSEUMS: THE NEED FOR NARRATIVE CHANGE”

AUTHOR: KHUSHI AGARWAL, Contributing Writer at GPC Avoiding economic and financial crises, huge fluctuations in economic activity, high inflation, and excessive volatility in foreign exchange and financial markets are all ways to promote economic stability. Instability can exacerbate uncertainty, deter investment, stifle economic progress, and wreak havoc on living standards. A dynamic market economy is characterizedContinue reading “CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WORKING OF IMF”

AUTHOR: TRIDIVESH SINGH MAINI, Senior Contributing Writer at GPC Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Qatar’s foreign minister while speaking at ‘Rome MED 2021 — Mediterranean Dialogues’ flagged the severity of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, and the need for the world community to help. He also said that no clarity has emerged concerning the Taliban Regime:Continue reading “WORLD COMMUNITY AND ITS RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN’S HUMANITARIAN CRISIS”