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Garlic, Ghettoes and the Myth of Homogeneity : Zainichi Koreans, Structural Marginalisation and Shame in Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko

Book review – Pachinko by Min Jin Lee By – Apoorva Lakshmi Kaipa About the book/ Abstract The book is a family saga that spans the years 1910-1989. It begins with Yangjin marrying into a family and follows her daughter Sunja, Sunja’s sons Noa and Mozasu, and Mozasu’s son Solomon. It beautifully captures the generational…
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How Open Can Strategic Sectors Be? Foreign Investment, Sovereignty, and India’s Space and Nuclear Policies

By – Karishma Jain Abstract India’s investment policy has shifted in response to disruptions in global supply chains, intensified competition in critical technologies, and a growing recognition that foreign capital can carry strategic implications beyond economic value. While attracting foreign investment remains central to India’s development strategy, the State has become increasingly attentive to questions…
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GUARANI-KAIOWÁ LAND RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION IN BRAZIL

By — Shreya Parameshwaran Abstract: Guarani-Kaiowá confront existential challenges due to agribusiness in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, especially in regard to land loss and the conversion of their tekoha to monocultures of soy, sugarcane, and cattle.Marcos Veron’s murder exemplifies “Kaiowcide”, violence, evictions, and the world’s highest youth suicide rates amid malnutrition on overcrowded reserves. …
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Trading the Sky: How Climate Governance Recycles Imperial Power

By – Siddarth Poola Abstract: Global climate governance is frequently framed as a cooperative, forward-looking project aimed at managing a shared planetary crisis. Yet beneath the language of sustainability, innovation, and market efficiency lies a set of arrangements that closely resemble older systems of domination. By tracing how environmental governance inherits colonial patterns of resource…
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Centralisation through Codification: Federal Concerns under India’s New Labour Code

By – Aasmi Bali Abstract The recent labour law reforms used in India were summarised into four Labour Codes that were launched with the objective to simplify compliance, facilitate ease of doing business, and standardise labour regulation. This article, however, argues that the codification process has also been instrumental in enabling a pronounced centralisation of…
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The Environmental Exploitation of Congo and the Genocide It Fuelled

By – Siddarth Poola AbstractThe story of the Democratic Republic of Congo is rarely discussed, but it is a tale as old as colonial times. One that lets the real culprits off the hook. This article will talk about how the violence in the Congo has been manufactured and amplified by an extractive global political…
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The Unwritten Realities of Desire & Sexuality – On Representation Of Sexual Imagery In Bollywood

By – Poorvanshi Tyagi Abstract Cinema’s interplay with realities of sexual desire and physical intimacy often overlap with cultural notions and societal perceptions of sexuality. The role of cinema in portraying desire and sexual attitudes remains contested in India due to public perception and discourse on the same. This article explores the portrayal of sexed…
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Marital Rape and Primitive Accumulation in India: Part 1

By – K.S. Prathignya Abstract: This article applies a Marxist-Feminist framework to understand how marital rape unveils the reality of what bodily autonomy is regarded as in India, displaying how it inherently shapes the discourse around women’s personal sovereignty. It will argue that marital rape is used as a tool to continue the primitive accumulation…
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Tsuda Sanzo : The Man who Struck the Tsar

By — Nandini Pandey Abstract The Meiji Empire restored to Japan in the 19th century had ideas that envisioned their nation as the colonial power of Asia, cultivating feelings of nationalism and Japanese superiority over external forces. A product of this sentiment of loyalty of the population towards their nation was Tsuda Sanzo. Devoted to…
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Governing Equality – Article 15 and Constitutional Morality

By – Vansh Aggarwal Abstract: This article reads Article 15 as a critique of the gap between constitutional equality and everyday governance in India. It examines how policing, development, and public policy continue to perpetuate caste-based inequality despite formal legal guarantees. The film highlights institutional apathy, selective governance, and societal silence as key factors contributing…
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Re-examining Job Security and Labour Flexibility under India’s Industrial Relations Code

By – Shreya Maheshwari Abstract The four new labour codes, including the Code on Wages, 2019; the Industrial Relations Code, 2020; the Code on Social Security, 2020; and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, were introduced to ensure social security and dignity of workers while promoting industry growth. However, the regulations under…
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The Politics Written on Skin: Reclaiming Bodily Autonomy as Feminist Politics

By – Chinmayi J. Abstract A fundamental issue in feminist and gender justice discourse is bodily autonomy. However, concepts such as the state, capitalism, caste, race, religion, and patriarchy all interact to shape this unequal distribution of autonomy. This article explores bodily autonomy as a contentious area within the gender and social spectrum, contending that…
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Garlic, Ghettoes and the Myth of Homogeneity : Zainichi Koreans, Structural Marginalisation and Shame in Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko

How Open Can Strategic Sectors Be? Foreign Investment, Sovereignty, and India’s Space and Nuclear Policies

Centralisation through Codification: Federal Concerns under India’s New Labour Code

The Unwritten Realities of Desire & Sexuality – On Representation Of Sexual Imagery In Bollywood

Marital Rape and Primitive Accumulation in India: Part 1

Tsuda Sanzo : The Man who Struck the Tsar

Governing Equality – Article 15 and Constitutional Morality

Re-examining Job Security and Labour Flexibility under India’s Industrial Relations Code

The Politics Written on Skin: Reclaiming Bodily Autonomy as Feminist Politics